Barbara

Mar 8, 2012

1h 45m

★ 7.2

Overview

In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Schramm Film

ZDF

ARTE

Barbara Trailers

Cast

Barbara

Nina Hoss

André

Ronald Zehrfeld

Klaus Schütz

Rainer Bock

Assistenzärztin Schulze

Christina Hecke

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Hausmeisterin Bungert

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Stella

Jasna Fritzi Bauer

Kellner im Ausflugslokal

Peer-Uwe Teska

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