Overview
The film depicts the fate of the residents of an apartment block in Prague’s Jewish quarter following the invasion by German troops in 1939. Among them is an elderly widow who had once disowned her son and now wishes to bring him to Brazil; there are also the owners of a stationery shop, who are driven to ruin by the German occupiers. The caretaker Glaser, who is of German descent, also comes under pressure when his son is arrested in a communist pub. To save his own skin, he informs on two young people who are active in the resistance.
Details
Status
Released
Original Language
DE
Director
Kurt Hoffmann
Production Countries
DE
Spoken Languages
German
Production Companies
Independent Film GmbH, WDR
Original Title
Das Haus in der Karpfengasse
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