The Bottom Line
Margarethe von Trotta's moving film focuses on a little known act of resistance in Germany during World War II. A powerful story about the strength of women acting together that has never before been told.
Pros
- Moving story based on a real event
- Directed by Margarethe von Trotta (Rosa Luxemburg)
- Award winning performance by Katja Riemann
Cons
- The DVD release offers no special features
Description
- Starring: Katja Riemann, Maria Schrader, Svea Lohde, Nina Kunzendorf, and Fedja Van Huet.
- Director: Margarethe von Trotta.
- Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby
- Rated: PG-13
- Studio: Columbia Tristar
Guide Review - "Rosenstrasse" DVD
In 1943 Berlin, a group of several hundred Aryan women staged a rebellion in front of the detention center on Rosenstrasse where their Jewish husbands were being held before deportation to concentration camps. What began as an act of sheer desperation grew into a powerful rebellion as the determined women stood up to armed Nazi guards.
Acclaimed German actress Katja Rieman gives a superb performance as an woman who fights to save her Jewish husband's life while caring for a young girl whose mother is also detained.
