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Germany, Year Zero

World and International Narrative Cinema

Germany, Year Zero is a 1948 Italian neorealist film directed by Roberto Rossellini, a co-production with France and Germany. Set in the ruins of postwar Berlin, it follows twelve-year-old Edmund Kohler, who poisons his ailing father under the influence of ideas from his former Nazi teacher and then takes his own life out of guilt and isolation. Filmed on location with nonprofessional actors, it won the Golden Leopard and Best Director awards at the 1948 Locarno International Film Festival.

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Golden Leopard 1
Release Year
1948 2
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1. Germany, Year Zero (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: Golden Leopard
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Leopard.
  • Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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2. Germany, Year Zero (Wikipedia)
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{{Film date|1948|12|01|df=yes}}
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