Directed by Roberto RosselliniStarring:Edmund Meschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraude Hinze
1947
This is the world of 12-year old Edmund, a child who has known only upheaval and violence. He struggles for survival in the bombed-out-ruins of Berlin. His father is suffering from malnutrition and a fatal illness. His brother is a former Nazi soldier hiding to avoid arrest. And his sister has turned to prostitution. Edmund comes upon a former teacher hwo provides him with records of Hitler's speeches that cn be bartered on the black market and drums into the boy a classic piece of Nazi propaganda about the importance of having the courage to let the weak be destroyed. Under the teacher's influence, the confused young protagonist heads down a tragic path. He murders his father and himself.
Filled with haunting image and unforgettable perforamnces by real citizens, Rossellini suggests the damage which had been done to an entire generation through the relentless brainwashing of fascism.
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