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Barbara is a 2012 German drama film directed by Christian Petzold and starring Nina Hoss. The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012, where Petzold won the Silver Bear for Best Director.
Mar 8, 2012 · Barbara: Directed by Christian Petzold. With Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Christina Hecke. A doctor working in 1980s East Germany finds herself banished to a small country hospital.
An East German doctor in the 1980s is banished to a small country hospital. Watch Barbara with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Apple TV, or buy on Apple TV. Smart, solidly grafted, and ...
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Dec 20, 2012 · A doctor who once worked in a top institution in Berlin, Barbara broke the rules by applying for an exit visa from the Communist-run German Democratic Republic, and as a result has now been ...
Dec 20, 2012 · The lead character in “Barbara,” a doctor in 1980s East Germany, tries to adjust after being transferred from Berlin to a more remote location as a punishment.
During the Cold War, in 1980, Barbara Wolff, a dedicated medical doctor, after filing an official request to obtain the necessary exit visa to leave East Germany, she is incarcerated and transferred to a small paediatric clinic in the countryside.
A renowned doctor at a prestigious East Berlin hospital, she has been demoted to a paediatrician at a tiny town on the Baltic coast: a punishment for daring to try and leave the DDR. The Stasi spy on her, threaten her, and on occasion, abuse her.
