A desperate thirteen-year-old boy scrambles for survival in the nightmarishly dilapidated remains of 1945 Berlin, trying to support his sick father by thieving and scavenging in the streets. When... A desperate thirteen-year-old boy scrambles for survival in the nightmarishly dilapidated remains of 1945 Berlin, trying to support his sick father by thieving and scavenging in the streets. When he encounters a kindly former schoolteacher, the old man reveals himself to be a devious Nazi sympathizer capable of exacting a terrible influence on his erstwhile charge.
The dead horse scene was real-they were actually carving up the dead horse for food-Rosselloni saw this happening in real time, & had the kid enter the incident while Rossellini filmed; the ppl & the coppers were not actors, they were real, & were really waiting for some meat...
sbchelldiver 2 weeks ago
The Reichstag looked so impressive. I love the cold beauty of Berlin.
peymaania 2 months ago
@IntoTheShade I believe it's an allusion to the French Revolution, where after the execution of King Louis XVI the newly formed republic created a French revolutionary calendar. The first year under the rule of the republic was declared Year 0.
keyboardhero521 5 months ago
Great movie!
JamaisNonplus 11 months ago
@mrjimhoward I also remember, in Italy rubble and people went crazy for American bombing. The English, I explained to my mother, were loyal and did not affect civilians. No more war among Europeans.
legiogeminax 11 months ago
Sad to say that in the UK at this time, it was not much better. As a kid, I remember being in rags and permanently hungry from 1945 to 1951 at least . All we had were meager ration books and little else. Thank God for the EU and no more wars in Europe
mrjimhoward 1 year ago
What a title for a movie... "Germany, year 0", couldn't choose any better
IntoTheShade 1 year ago
@fjdmusicman this was quite normal. starvation is a spur. canabilism was quite common in situations of this kind.
johneunson 1 year ago
@SLACKER614 everyone had their fair share, yes, the greatest thing this film could offer is the acumen of a different perspective, and the importance of the acknowledgment of multi-narritives in the review of history.
carlo88moe 1 year ago
the Allies were war criminals of the highest order!
SLACKER614 1 year ago