CinemaOSMovie · 1995 · 1h 55m

The Promise

A love, a hope, a wall.

66%(18)IMDbDramaRomance

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.

Directed byMargarethe von Trotta

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
DE
Released
February 16, 1995
Studios
CNCStudio BabelsbergCanal+

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Meret Becker

Meret Becker

Sophie I

Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Sophie II

Anian Zollner

Anian Zollner

Konrad I

August Zirner

August Zirner

Konrad II

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Barbara II

Hark Bohm

Hark Bohm

Müller II

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Professor Lorenz

Ulrike Krumbiegel

Ulrike Krumbiegel

Elisabeth

Pierre Besson

Pierre Besson

Harald I

Tina Engel

Tina Engel

Sophies Tante

Creative team
Directed by
Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe von Trotta
Written by
Peter Schneider
Peter Schneider
Felice Laudadio
Produced by
Eberhard Junkersdorf

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