Am Ende die Hoffnung (2011)
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Yvonne Catterfeld, Maximilian von Pufendorf, Stephan Luca, Marie Zielcke, Rosemarie Fendel, Katrin Pollitt, Dirk Borchardt, Hildegard Schroedter, Tobias Retzlaff
After a long-missing submarine is recovered, an elderly woman sets out for Oslo and revisits the wartime choices that changed her life.
The story
In 2011, the recovery of the submarine U-864 from a Norwegian fjord catches the attention of eighty-five-year-old Ellen Ludwig. She persuades her granddaughter to drive her to Oslo, and the journey brings back memories of 1944, when young Ellen believed peace had to come at last. She joins a small resistance group opposing the Hitler regime and, after a botched operation, meets Robert, a doctor who reveals that he works for British intelligence. He is focused on U-864 and its secret mission, and asks Ellen to spy on Hans, a newly engaged naval officer and engineer serving aboard the submarine.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
2011: The submarine U-864, missing since 1944, is recovered from a fjord in Norway. Eighty-five-year-old Ellen Ludwig hears about it, prompting her to embark on an unusual journey: she gets into her granddaughter’s taxi and has her drive her to Oslo. During the trip, she relives the dramatic events of her life. 1944: Young Ellen realizes that there must finally be peace. One day, she joins a small resistance group opposed to the Hitler regime. During a botched operation, she meets a doctor named Robert. When he confesses that he works for British intelligence, Ellen decides to help him. Since his sole interest is U-864 and its top-secret mission, he sets Ellen to spy on Hans, a young engineer who also serves aboard the submarine as a naval officer. Ellen does her best to spy on the newly engaged officer, and the two fall in love.
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