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, André. Instead, Barbara snatches moments with her lover as she secretly prepares to defect one day. Despite her plans, Barbara learns more about her life that puts her desires and the people around her in a new light. With her changing perspective, Barbara finds herself facing a painful moral dilemma that forces her to choose what she values.

Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival

Directed by Christian Petzold

Written by Harun Farocki & Christian Petzold

Cinematography by Hans Fromm

Music by Stefan Will

Editing by Bettina Böhler

Production Design by Kade Gruber

Costume Design by Anette Guther

Makeup by Barbara Kreuzer & Alexandra Lebedynski

Starring Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Christina Hecke , Mark Waschke, Peter Benedict, Jannik Schümann and Alicia von Rittberg