In 1939, Charlotte Salomon leaves Berlin to seek refuge at her grandparents' villa in the south of France. A little later, war breaks out, and Charlotte must, besides forgetting all she left behind, deal with her grandmother's depression, and her mother's suicide. To fight despair, Charlotte starts to paint, producing over one thousand images. "Is my life real, or is it theater?" This is the title she gives her body of work, which highlights her former life in Berlin. She finds herself though her art, but in 1943 is deported to Germany and Auschwitz.
Cast
Birgit Doll
Charlotte Salomon
Elisabeth Trissenaar
Paulinka
Brigitte Horney
Grandma
Max Croiset
Albert
Peter Capell
Grandfather
Derek Jacobi
Daberlohn
Peter Faber
Frits Blech
Maria Machado
Mrs. Schwartz
Shireen Strooker
Mukki
Patricia Hodge
Teacher
Yoka Berretty
Mrs. Morgan
Irene Jarosch
Magda
Johanna Sophia
Gisela
Harke de Roos
Conductor
Eric Vaessen
Mr. Deutscher
Buddy Elias
Mr. Schwartz
Lous Hensen
Mrs. Deutscher
Ton Lensink
Dr. Moridini
Shaun Lawton
Radio reporter
Leonard Frank
Alexander Loebler
Crew
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