Special Screening of WEST
January 29, 2015
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The UIC German Filmklub presents:
Special UIC Preview: Chicago Premiere
WEST
Directed by: Christian Schwochow
(Director of THE TOWER).
Based on Julia Franck’s novel Lagerfeuer
East Germany. Summer, late 70’s. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij’s apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin Wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij’ s mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow. Professor Sara Hall will provide a brief introduction before the film.
Pre-release educational screening courtesy of Main Street Films
Date posted
Jun 9, 2020
Date updated
Jun 9, 2020