Barbara
In 1980s East Germany, Berlin doctor Barbara is 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.
Directed by Christian Petzold
Written by: Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki
Produced by: Michael Weber, Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Anne Even
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