“A soldier can lose everything but his courage.”
In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
Edmund Moeschke
Edmund
Ernst Pittschau
Father
Ingetraud Hinze
Eva
Franz-Otto Krüger
Karl-Heinz
Erich Gühne
Teacher
Heidi Blänkner
Frau Rademaker (uncredited)
Jo Herbst
Jo (uncredited)
Barbara Hintz
Thilde (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
Karl Krüger
Doctor (uncredited)
Alexandra Manys
Eva's Friend (uncredited)
Christl Merker
Christl (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
Espectro
Two Mothers
Walk on Water
Amores Perros
The Good German
Rebecca
Alone in Berlin
The Book Thief
The Man Between
The Island on Bird Street
The Search
The Children's Train
The Wages of Fear
Three Colors: Blue
All Quiet on the Western Front
Rome, Open City
Woman in Gold
Despair
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas