Appassionata (2008)
Based on a WW II legend: A German soldier awaiting his doom in the pocket of Stalingrad spots an undamaged piano in the no-man's land between the lines. The urge to play one more time becomes irresistible. -Appassionata- is inspired by an army postal service letter send by a German soldier from Stalingrad to his wife. The movie tells of the short moments in which soldiers try to escape the demons of war - of those rare instants in which longings and emotions out dare the maelstrom of daily cruelty and humanity wins over the frenzy of war.
- Date of release
- 2008-04-20
- Runtime
- 16m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mirko Echghi-Ghamsari
Casting
- Sebastian Ströbel — Anton
- Marcel Miller — Russian Soldier
- Andreas Diekmann — Hans
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