Die Liebe des Hans Albers (2021)
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Ken Duken, Picco von Groote, Dirk Martens, Christian Aumer, Sebastian Nakajew
After the war, former lovers Hansi Burg and Hans Albers face their shared past and his conduct during the Nazi era.
The story
After the war, former Jewish actress Hansi Burg travels to Lake Starnberg to reunite with her former lover, actor Hans Albers. Their relationship began in Berlin in 1921, but Hansi fled to England in 1938 to escape antisemitism. Now, she confronts Albers about his actions during the Nazi era, questioning why he did not openly oppose the regime. He responds that he did not actively participate. Told through fictional interviews, flashbacks, and original film footage, the story revisits their romance alongside the history of Albers’s rise.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After the war ends, Hansi Burg, a former Jewish actress, travels to Lake Starnberg to see her former lover, Hans Albers, again. In 1938, Hansi had to flee to England to escape antisemitism. After throwing Albers’s new partner out of the house, she confronts him about his actions during the Nazi era. Through fictional interviews, flashbacks, and original film footage, the story recounts the actor’s rise and the love story between the two of them, beginning with their meeting in Berlin in 1921. Hansi accuses Hans of not having openly opposed the Nazis. Albers defends himself, saying that he did not actively participate. In the end, Hansi decides to stay with Albers, the great love of her life.
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