The Edelweiss Pirates (2004)
Original title: Edelweißpiraten
Cologne towards the end of the Second World War. The city is in ruins, everyone is afraid, many are dead. It is a time of great inhumanity. Cologne’s young Edelweiss Pirates refuse to submit to the pressure of the Nazi regime. They fight with the Hitler Youth and scrawl anti-war propaganda on walls. Karl is an Edelweiss Pirate; his younger brother, Peter, is in the Hitler Youth movement. The two young men have been alone ever since their mother’s death in a bombing raid; their father is serving at the front, and their older brother, Otto, has been killed in action. Otto’s financée, Cilly, is doing her best to survive the war with her children. Carl is trying to help her.
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Bela B.Hans Steinbrück
Ivan StebunovKarl RipkeSimon TaalPeter Ripke
Anna ThalbachCilly Serve
Jochen NickelJosef Hoegen
Jan DecleirFerdinand Kütter
Wolfgang MichaelPeter Hüppeler
Irina SokolovaFriedel KrämerSvetlana GaytanSusanne Bredehöft
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What is The Edelweiss Pirates about?
Cologne towards the end of the Second World War. The city is in ruins, everyone is afraid, many are dead. It is a time of great inhumanity. Cologne’s young Edelweiss Pirates refuse to submit to the pressure of the Nazi regime. They fight with the Hitler Youth and scrawl anti-war propaganda on walls. Karl is an Edelweiss Pirate; his younger brother, Peter, is in the Hitler Youth movement. The two young men have been alone ever since their mother’s death in a bombing raid; their father is serving at the front, and their older brother, Otto, has been killed in action. Otto’s financée, Cilly, is doing her best to survive the war with her children. Carl is trying to help her.
How long is The Edelweiss Pirates?
The Edelweiss Pirates has a runtime of 100 minutes.
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