Barbara
A determined young doctor in 1980s East Germany fights bureaucracy and paranoia to secure her coveted exit visa while navigating a remote clinic haunted by hidden Stasi informants.
Synopsis
In 1980s East Germany, Dr. Barbara is sent to a rural medical clinic after applying for an exit visa. Struggling with her reassignment and wary of her colleagues, whom she suspects may be Stasi informants, Barbara remains distant, particularly from Andre, the cheerful head of the clinic.
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Edited by Bettina BohlerShot by Hans FrommScored by Stefan WillDesigned by Klaus Dieter Gruber
Box Office
2012 · Box office
Grossed $6.9M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$6.9M
Opening week (7-day): $122K
Peak 15 theaters
Also known as
- La scelta di Barbarait
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Nina Hoss
as Barbara
Ronald Zehrfeld
as André
Rainer Bock
as Klaus Schütz
Christina Hecke
as Assistenzärztin Schulze
Claudia Geisler Bading
as Stationsschwester Schlösser
Peter Weiss
as Medizinstudent
Carolin Haupt
as Medizinstudentin
Deniz Petzold
as Angelo
Rosa Enskat
as Hausmeisterin Bungert
Jasna Fritzi Bauer
as Stella
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1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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