Franz + Polina
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Franz + Polina

4.8 / 10 2006 1h 59mNR Russian
DramaWarRomance

Storyline

The movie tells the story of Franz, a Waffen-SS soldier who deserts, and Polina, a Belarusian woman whose village is razed and people massacred.

Cast & Crew

Adrian Topol

Adrian Topol

Franz

Lead
Svetlana Ivanova

Svetlana Ivanova

Polina

Andrey Merzlikin

Andrey Merzlikin

n.a.

Tamara Mironova

Tamara Mironova

n.a.

Uwe Jellinek

Uwe Jellinek

n.a.

Julietta Hering

Julietta Hering

Mikhail Segal

Mikhail Segal

Commissioner

MB

Mikhail Belskiy

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mikhail Segal's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Franz + Polina is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker