# Germany, Year Zero (1948)

> A hungry boy navigates the ruins of postwar Berlin, where adult ideology and family desperation erode the boundaries of innocence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3921

## Facts

- Runtime: 74 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Roberto Rossellini
- Cast: Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz-Otto Krüger, Erich Gühne, Heidi Blänkner, Jo Herbst, Barbara Hintz
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039417/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, melancholic, harrowing, serious film study, historical cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A young boy struggles to survive in a war-torn landscape, facing the harsh realities of post-war life.

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