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The Promise(Movie, 1994)

Original title: "Das Versprechen" (German/DE)
1h 55min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love
The PromiseRating: 3.3/5 (with 77 votes)
The Promise (German: Das Versprechen) is a 1995 German-language film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was an international co-production between Germany, France and Switzerland. Two young lovers in Berlin are separated when the Berlin wall goes up, and their stories intertwine during the three decades to German reunification. This film was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination. ()
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About The Promise

East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Switzerland, Germany, France
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN)
Translated into 7 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 02/16/1995
Film Editor: Suzanne Baron
Director of Photography: Franz Rath
Composer: Jürgen Knieper
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Les années du mur"

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