Barbara
Genres
Overview
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, Andre.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$6889185
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
2012-03-08
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
335
Vote Average
7.182
Nina Hoss
Barbara
Ronald Zehrfeld
André
Rainer Bock
Klaus Schütz
Christina Hecke
Assistenzärztin Schulze
Claudia Geisler-Bading
Stationsschwester Schlösser
Peter Weiss
Medizinstudent
Carolin Haupt
Medizinstudentin
Deniz Petzold
Angelo
Rosa Enskat
Hausmeisterin Bungert
Jasna Fritzi Bauer
Stella
Peer-Uwe Teska
Kellner im Ausflugslokal
Elisabeth Lehmann
Junge Kellnerin
Mark Waschke
Jörg
Peter Benedict
Gerhard
Thomas Neumann
Rentner am Auto
Anette Daugardt
Mitarbeiterin Schütz
Thomas Bading
Klavierstimmer
Susanne Bormann
Steffi
Jannik Schümann
Mario
Alicia von Rittberg
Angie
Barbara Petzold
Maria (as Selin Barbara Petzold)
Jean Parschel
Mitarbeiter Schütz
Christoph Krix
Andrés Nachbar
Kirsten Block
Friedl Schütz
Irene Rindje
Friedls Schwester
Jens Okking
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