Valley of the Innocent

Valley of the Innocent

85 mins | Drama | Sept. 9, 2003

Police officer Eva Meyer re-visits the orphanage where she grew up with the intent of unraveling her confused identity. Stasi archives reveal that her birth was the result of a one-night stand between her mother and one of her husband’s students, a Kenyan. Her family’s plot to hide her birth, metaphorically mirrors Germany’s suppressed history in this noire thriller.

Valley of the Innocent

85 mins | Drama | Sept. 9, 2003

Valley of the Innocent
Police officer Eva Meyer re-visits the orphanage where she grew up with the intent of unraveling her confused identity. Stasi archives reveal that her birth was the result of a one-night stand between her mother and one of her husband’s students, a Kenyan. Her family’s plot to hide her birth, metaphorically mirrors Germany’s suppressed history in this noire thriller.
Producers
Original title Tal der Ahnungslosen
Directors Branwen Okpako
Writers

Cast

Kirsten Block

as Maria

Johannes Brandrup

as Young Hans

Florian Panzner

as Eugen

Nisma Cherrat

as Eva

Jonathan Kinsler

as Shepard

Günter Kurze

as Hans

Marianna Linden

as Young Helga

Jean Claude Mawila

as Young Shepard