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The Promise

1995, 1h 55min

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.

"The Promise" — drama and romance movie produced in Switzerland, France and Germany and released in 1995. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 55min. "The Promise" is currently available to stream on Mubi. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: Germany, Switzerland, France

Director:

Margarethe von Trotta

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