I Was Nineteen

Plot Summary

A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his homeland. As he meets Germans, he grapples with his ambivalence, realizing he is both a victor and one of the vanquished. His inquisitive nature leads him to confront the atrocities and lies he encounters along the way.

Top Cast

Jaecki Schwarz Gregor Hecker

Vasiliy Livanov Wadim

Rolf Hoppe Etappenmajor Behring

Galina Polskikh Sowjetisches Mädchen

Jürgen Hentsch Oberleutnant Schenk, Adjutant