Stunde Null
(1977)
Regisseur:
Edgar ReitzSchauspieler:
Kai Taschner, Herbert Weissbach, Günter Schiemann, Anette JüngerDer Krieg ist vorbei. Während die US-Amerikaner gerade ein Dorf bei Leipzig verlassen, rücken die Russen nach. Mittendrin steckt Joschi, der für die US-Army schwärmt und das Versteck einer Wertkassette der Nazis sucht. Ihm behilflich ist Isa, in die sich Joschi verliebt. Sie entdecken den „Schatz“ und müssen vor den Russen fliehen. Aber auch bei den US-Amerikanern finden sie keine Zuflucht.
An early work by the director of Heimat, Reitz’s Zero Hour is set as the Third Reich has just ended. Joschie, a former member of the Hitler Youth, dreams of America and hopes to follow the Americans as they leave the area to the Russians. But first he must recover a treasure that the Nazis have buried in a cemetery in a village near Leipzig. Driving to the village, where everyone is waiting for the Red Army to arrive, Joschie meets a refugee girl and tells her his secret.
An early work by the director of Heimat, Reitz’s Zero Hour is set as the Third Reich has just ended. Joschie, a former member of the Hitler Youth, dreams of America and hopes to follow the Americans as they leave the area to the Russians. But first he must recover a treasure that the Nazis have buried in a cemetery in a village near Leipzig. Driving to the village, where everyone is waiting for the Red Army to arrive, Joschie meets a refugee girl and tells her his secret.
