Germany, 1929. Helmut Machemer and Erna Schwalbe fall madly in love and marry in 1932. Everything indicates that a bright future awaits them; but then, in 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power and their lives are suddenly put in danger because of Erna's Jewish ancestry.
Cast
Michaela Kametz
Self - Narrator (voice)
Hans Machemer
Self
Thea Wilmer
Self
Ludger Terliesner
Self
Hermann Krumme
Self
Matthias Kiel
Additional Voice (voice)
Miriam Jansen
Additional Voice (voice)
Uli Auer
Additional Voice (voice)
Claudia Kaffanke
Additional Voice (voice)
Nick Gardiner
Additional Voice (voice)
Helmut Machener
Self (archive footage)
Erna Schwalbe
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew
Jutta Pinzler
Director
Stephan Sattig
Director
Christian Schmeink
Co-Director
Kevin Löckener
Editor
Juliane Kirchberger
Commissioning Editor
Peter Gottschalk
Commissioning Editor
Ulrike Dotzer
Commissioning Editor
Tina Wollenhaupt
Producer
Verena Schwend
Producer
Vera Pfeifer
Producer
Yves Maurice Itzek
Camera Operator
Jens Lindemann
Camera Operator
Patrick Penkert
Camera Operator
Erasmus Ruppert
Sound Mixer
Johannes Hürter
Technical Advisor
Melanie Clausen
Production Manager
Jörn Radel
Graphic Designer
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