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73% Critic Match
Europa
“World War II had finished, but it left indelible marks.”
7.3 / 10• 1991• 1h 53m•R• German
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
In 1945 Germany, following the end of World War II, Leopold Kessler, an American of German descent, is hired by his uncle as a sleeping car conductor on the Zentropa train line. Leopold's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but ultimately finds himself being used by both sides.
Cast & Crew
Jean-Marc Barr
Leopold Kessler
Lead
Barbara Sukowa
Katharina Hartmann
Udo Kier
Lawrence Hartmann
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Uncle Kessler
Erik Mørk
Pater
Jørgen Reenberg
Max Hartmann
Henning Jensen
Siggy
Eddie Constantine
Colonel Harris
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lars von Trier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Europa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
