SK
CZ
EN
menu
exit
CZ
SK
EN

If Not Us, Who?

"Based on a true story of one emotionally explosive era."
In the early 60s, Bernward Vesper and fellow university student Gudrun Ensslin begin a passionate love in the stifling atmosphere of provincial West Germany. Dedicated to the power of the written word, Bernward and Gudrun found a publishing house whose first publication is, paradoxically to many, a controversial past work of Bernward's ostracized father, an infamous Nazi author. Bernward defends his father's writing ability, even if he is haunted by his father's suspicious past. Gudrun, too, vehemently questions her own father's role during Hitler's Third Reich. Sensitive to the increasing restlessness of the times, the fiery couple lash out at the conformism and denial around them. After their tumultuous relationship nearly ends due to Bernward's infidelities, they start anew with a move to West Berlin in 1964. Joining forces with leftist writers and political activists, they become part of the spreading global uprising: "If not us, who, If not now, when?" But discontentment with the world takes its toll on their tumultuous relationship. By the late 60s, Gudrun has joined rebellious Andreas Baader's pro-violence cause and Bernward risks his sanity by using psychedelic drugs in his struggles to finally write the novel committed to changing the world... Based on the emotional true story of an explosive era.
Original title
Wer wenn nicht wir
English title
If Not Us, Who?
Year
2011
Country
Language
DE
Subtitles
CZ
Running time
121 min
Genre
Age rating
15

Awards

Berlinale - Competition

2011

Downloads

Get all the materials you need - posters, distribution lists, high resolution pictures, marketing materials, trailers, or a soundtrack.
Distribution list Poster and photos
Information about cookies on this page
We use cookies to collect and analyse information to improve the user experience. Read more here.
DENY
ALLOW