The Dead and the Living

The Dead and the Living

111 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 2012

The personal journey of young Sita is not only an expedition into her family's burdened past during World War 2. It is also a journey to the abyss of modern European society, a trip which takes her from Berlin to Romania via Vienna and Warsaw - about losing one's homeland and discovering oneself, about hope and responsibility.

The Dead and the Living

111 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 2012

The Dead and the Living
The personal journey of young Sita is not only an expedition into her family's burdened past during World War 2. It is also a journey to the abyss of modern European society, a trip which takes her from Berlin to Romania via Vienna and Warsaw - about losing one's homeland and discovering oneself, about hope and responsibility.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Coop 99 Filmproduktion, Komplizen Film, Alexander-Stern Productions
Original title Die Lebenden
Directors Barbara Albert
Writers Barbara Albert

Cast

Anna Fischer

as Sita

August Zirner

as Lenzi Weiss, Sitas Vater

Winfried Glatzeder

as Michael Weiss

Wanja Mues

as Gunther

Daniela Sea

as Silver

Hanns Schuschnig

as Gerhard Weiss

Itay Tiran

as Jocquin

Almut Zilcher

as Marianne, Sitas Mutter

Emily Cox

as Agnes, junge Frau in Auschwitz

Kristina Bangert

as Gerda Weiss, Lenzis Frau

Lukas Czapski

as Archivmitarbeiter in Warschau

Maja Samchanova

as Seda

Franciszek Norman

as Joshua

Leoni Tenius

as Sara

Heidi Baratta

as DÖW-Mitarbeiterin

Ramzan Magomadov

as Sedas Bruder

Konstantin Gerlach

as Student im Hörsaal

Trude Ackermann

as Alzheimerpatientin

Yohanna Schwertfeger

as Sitas Freundin Katja

Malgorzata Gajda

as Mitarbeiterin in Warschau

Raisa Ciulin

as Romamädchen

Ekaterina Kreh

as Alte Frau in Siebenbürgen

Bartek Gudejko

as Hausbesetzer

Tobias Gollner

as Sebi

David Gollner

as Sebi

Leonie Stella Berger

as Milli als Kind

Marija Ognianosha

as Milli als junge Frau

Martha Flaschka

as Milli als ältere Frau

Lucas Amesberger

as Gerhard als junger Mann

Stella Aschauer

as Sita als Kind

Béla Baptiste

as Emile