Storyline
A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.
Cast & Crew
Jaecki Schwarz
Gregor Hecker
Lead
Vasiliy Livanov
Wadim
Rolf Hoppe
Etappenmajor Behring
Galina Polskikh
Sowjetisches Mädchen
Jürgen Hentsch
Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant
Kurt Böwe
SS-Sturmbannführer
Hermann Beyer
Zweiter befreiter Häftling
Mikhail Gluzskiy
Sowjetisches General
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Konrad Wolf's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Was Nineteen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
