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Lissy
GERMANY · 1957

Lissy

Konrad Wolf
Nazi propaganda marital conflict political radicalization family tragedy moral resistance
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Synopsis

In 1930s Berlin, a woman’s life unravels as her unemployed husband succumbs to Nazi propaganda and joins the Storm Troopers, while her brother's anti-Nazi stance leads to his death, prompting her to confront her beliefs and make a risky choice.

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