Alone in Berlin

IFC Films | Release Date: January 13, 2017

6.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Ratings

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PangurDec 27, 2017

Gleeson & Thompson just don't gel as the grieving couple , but blame that on the writers. The couple are cold towards each other especially while out of earshot of others while in their apartment, they never talk about the son they lost,Gleeson & Thompson just don't gel as the grieving couple , but blame that on the writers. The couple are cold towards each other especially while out of earshot of others while in their apartment, they never talk about the son they lost, never talk about what he was like as a child or how they felt when he went to war. In one scene they celebrate the son's birthday but that is very quick and not a total expression of the true loss. Both actors do what they can with the little they got, but unfortunately for me it was not enough. In reality what was the point? A german couple certainly could not change anything with this idea they had and nothing was known of it till 2009. The story is lost in boredom even though it is based on a true account but that too is a fictional synopses of what happened at the time. The problem I have with this story is if the son had not died during the war then his parents would have happily continued to support hitler.… Expand

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