Es war einmal in Deutschland... (2017)

	Directed by: Sam Garbarski	INTERNATIONAL TITLE Bye Bye Germany COUNTRY Germany/Luxembourg/ Belgium GENRE Drama/Comedy/War RUNNING TIME 102 minutes
	Produced by: Roshanak Behesht Nedjad Sébastien Delloye Jani Thiltges
	Written by: Michel Bergmann Sam Garbarski

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
David Bermann	Moritz Bleibtreu
Special Agent Sara Simon	Antje Traue
Fajnbrot	Tim Seyfi
Holzmann	Mark Ivanir
Fränkel	Anatole Taubman
Verständig	Hans Löw
Szoros	Pál Mácsai
Krautberg	Václav Jakoubek
Elsa	Jeanne Werner

Review

This tale about surviving Jews from WWII and their struggles to make a new life in and/or leave a war-ridden Germany was written and directed by veteran filmmaker Sam Garbarski. With brilliant set design, the film recreates post-WWII Germany vividly, and lead actor Moritz Bleibtreu carries the film steadily with a solid performance, surrounded by a number of more or less fully-drawn supporting characters. The film has warmth, heart and a few moments of poignancy as the horrors of the war are touched upon in flashbacks. Garbarski cannot always hide the fact that the central plot line of his story is a construction, but he covers it up with small doses of slight, welcome comedy.