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The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2010)

Overview

Documentary about Svetlana Geier, a Ukranian who has translated the great works of Dostoyevsky into German. First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter.
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Vadim Jendreyko profile
Vadim Jendreyko

Director

Cast

Svetlana Geier profile
Svetlana Geier

Svetlana Geier

Anna Götte profile
Anna Götte

Anna Götte

Hannelore Hagen profile
Hannelore Hagen

Hannelore Hagen

Jürgen Klodt profile
Jürgen Klodt

Jürgen Klodt

Svetlana Geier profile
Svetlana Geier

Svetlana Geier

Anna Götte profile
Anna Götte

Anna Götte

Hannelore Hagen profile
Hannelore Hagen

Hannelore Hagen

Jürgen Klodt profile
Jürgen Klodt

Jürgen Klodt

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Release Date

January 9, 2010

Original Language

German

Budget

$0.00

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