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Barbara

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2012-03-08

Runtime: 105 mins

Director: Christian Petzold

Writer: Harun Farocki

Spoken language: Deutsch

Genres: Drama

Original title: Barbara

Production Companies: Schramm Film, ZDF, ARTE

Production Countries: Germany

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