12/15/2020. Shelved in the "Movie Classics" collection. Based on the book by Siegfried Lenz. Starring: Ulrich Noethen, Tobias Moretti, Levi Eisenblatter, Louis Hoffman, Johanna Wokalek, Maria Dragus, Tom Gronau.
Summary:
Siggi Jepsen, a young man in juvenile detention, must write an essay on "The Joys Of Duty" as part of his punishment. The topic overwhelms Siggi so much, he suffers at first from writer's block. Once put in solitary confinement, he finds the clarity to recount his childhood during the war in a small north-German village. His memories focus on his relationship with his father, a police officer of the village who dedicates himself completely to his work: enforcing the will of the Nazi Party, and a family friend and expressionist painter whose work is banned by the government. Both men enlist young Siggi to help further their agendas, leaving him caught in the middle.
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