Die Brücke (2008)
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François Goeske, Franka Potente, Florian Heppert, Lars Steinhöfel, Daniel Axt, Alexander Becht, Paula Schramm
In the final days of World War II, a group of teenage conscripts is ordered to defend a bridge against advancing American troops.
The story
In April 1945, as World War II nears its end, sixteen-year-old student Walter Forst is drafted into the Wehrmacht alongside six classmates. Walter is the son of an NSDAP official and is having an affair with his teacher, Elfie Bauer, who tries unsuccessfully to dissuade him and the other boys from carrying out their assigned mission. A general orders the young soldiers to defend a bridge against advancing American troops. The boys are determined to hold their position, but as fighting begins they are confronted with the brutality of war.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The story takes place in April 1945, at the end of the Second World War. Sixteen-year-old student Walter Forst is drafted into the Wehrmacht along with six classmates. Walter, the son of an NSDAP official, is having an affair with his teacher, Elfie Bauer, who unsuccessfully tries to dissuade him and his fellow students from carrying out their assigned mission. A general orders the young soldiers to defend a bridge against advancing American troops. They are determined to hold the bridge to the end, but are also shocked by the brutality of the war, which takes its toll. The boys manage to force the American armored vanguard to retreat temporarily. However, during the day-long fighting, everyone except Albert Mutz and Walter Forst is killed. Forst is eventually shot by the German demolition squad, which intends to destroy the bridge despite the students’ resistance.
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