Barbara

Barbara

2012•1h 45m•7.2/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(352)

In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre.

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Production

Schramm Film, ZDF, ARTE

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Barbara

Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

André

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Klaus Schütz

Christina Hecke

Christina Hecke

Assistenzärztin Schulze

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Stationsschwester Schlösser

Peter Weiss

Peter Weiss

Medizinstudent

Carolin Haupt

Medizinstudentin

Deniz Petzold

Angelo

Rosa Enskat

Rosa Enskat

Hausmeisterin Bungert

Jasna Fritzi Bauer

Jasna Fritzi Bauer

Stella

Peer-Uwe Teska

Peer-Uwe Teska

Kellner im Ausflugslokal

Elisabeth Lehmann

Elisabeth Lehmann

Junge Kellnerin

Mark Waschke

Mark Waschke

Jörg

Peter Benedict

Peter Benedict

Gerhard

Thomas Neumann

Thomas Neumann

Rentner am Auto

Anette Daugardt

Mitarbeiterin Schütz

Thomas Bading

Thomas Bading

Klavierstimmer

Susanne Bormann

Susanne Bormann

Steffi

Jannik Schümann

Jannik Schümann

Mario

Alicia von Rittberg

Alicia von Rittberg

Angie

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