Babiy Yar

Babiy Yar

108 mins | Drama, History | July 3, 2003

Autumn 1941. The Russian army flees Kiev, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed. The war and pending capture of Kiev by the Germans is the only topic of discussion. Everyone has heard of the horrible things that have happened in other areas, where Jews were brutally and inhumanely murdered. Indecision and despair spread like wildfire among the population. As the German army marches in, fear and horror take over.

Babiy Yar

108 mins | Drama, History | July 3, 2003

Babiy Yar
Autumn 1941. The Russian army flees Kiev, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed. The war and pending capture of Kiev by the Germans is the only topic of discussion. Everyone has heard of the horrible things that have happened in other areas, where Jews were brutally and inhumanely murdered. Indecision and despair spread like wildfire among the population. As the German army marches in, fear and horror take over.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Degeto Film, Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Original title Babiy Yar
Directors Jeff Kanew
Writers Stephen Glantz, Artur Brauner

Cast

Michael Degen

as Genadij Lerner

Katrin Sass

as Lena Onufrienko

Axel Milberg

as Oberst Paul Blobel

Barbara De Rossi

as Natalya Lerner

Evklid Kyurdzidis

as Sascha Lerner