Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 118 minutes
From the director of Belle and A United Kingdom comes this epic tale of forbidden love in war-torn Nazi Germany.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Amma ASANTE Writer(s) : Amma ASANTE Cast : Amandla STENBERG, George MACKAY, Abbie CORNISH, Christopher ECCLESTON, Tom SWEET Producer(s) : Charlie HANSON
Germany 1944: 15-year old Leyna (Amandla Stenberg), daughter of a white German mother and a black father, lives in fear due to the colour of her skin. When she meets Lutz (George MacKay), the son of a prominent SS officer and a member of the Hitler Youth - mandatory for all Aryan boys since 1936 - the two fall helplessly in love, putting both their lives at risk. An original coming of age story through the eyes of a bi-racial teen as she witnesses the persecution of Jews and those deemed 'non-pure’.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM
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