The camp - we went through hell
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The camp - we went through hell |
| Original title | In tranzit |
| Country of production | Russia , Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 113 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tom Roberts |
| script |
Natalia Portnova , Simon van der Borgh |
| production |
Jimmy de Brabant , Michael Dounaev , Kami Naghdi |
| music | Dan Jones |
| camera | Sergey Astakhov |
| cut | Paul Carlin |
| occupation | |
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The camp - We went through hell (original title In Tranzit ) is a Russian-British film drama that shows the life of German soldiers in Soviet captivity. The film is based on factual reports by German soldiers in prison camps in the Soviet Union after the end of the Second World War. The film was shown in Russian cinemas in 2008, but not until May 31, 2010 in Great Britain.
action
In the winter of 1946, a group of German prisoners is to be transferred to a Soviet prison camp in Leningrad , which is administered by women. The commander-in-chief of this camp is Colonel Pavlov. The Soviet soldiers lost families and friends as a result of the German siege, and the soldiers' attitude towards the prisoners is also corresponding. Only the doctor Natalia and the young cook are friendly, if aloof.
Natalia has to make a deal with Colonel Pavlov to protect her wounded husband Andrei from deportation to Siberia. The deal is supposed to hand over SS war criminals among the Germans to the colonel , who he can have executed in front of the Soviet people. Natalia is attracted to the soldier Max and would like to protect him from the Colonel's attack. Klaus, on the other hand, tries to denounce his comrades in order to protect his life.
Natalia organized an orchestra with the Jewish businessman Yakov in which the German soldiers play. At a ball there is rapprochement between the women and the German prisoners. They spend the night together. Natalia gets involved with Max, who is attacked by Klaus on the way back to the barracks. Natalia then reveals the true identity of Klaus.
publication
The film was released on DVD in German and English in 2010.
Reviews
The film received numerous rather mediocre reviews.
Web links
- The camp - We went through hell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for The Camp - We went through hell . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2010 (PDF; accessed on March 20, 2018).