Barbara Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Nov. 25, 2013

Barbara

Release Date: Friday, December 21, 2012 Limited

Nina Hoss, Christian Petzold, Rainer Bock, Ronald Zehrfeld

PG-13 1 hr, 45 m German

3.4

31% WILL SEE

69% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

East Germany, 1980. Barbara is a talented young doctor who has applied for an exit visa from the GDR and, as punishment, has been transferred from her prestigious post in Berlin to a small pediatric hospital in the country. Even though she is constantly aware of the very real shadowy presence of, and overwhelming numbers of, Stasi officers chronicling her every move, every waking hour, she arrives at her new post having already planned a series of dangerous assignations with her lover, with whom she plans to escape to the West, to Poland.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Barbara.

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Nina Hoss
... Barbara

Hedda , The Contractor
R
Ronald Zehrfeld
... Andre

The People vs. Fritz Bauer
R
Rainer Bock
... Klaus Schütz

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Crew Behind the Film

The Barbara behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Christian Petzold last directed Afire and Transit.

Director: Christian Petzold
Screenwriters: —

Studio: Adopt Films
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some sexual material, thematic elements and smoking
Runtime: 1 hr, 45 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: German

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Official Barbara movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Barbara movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Barbara was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 21, 2012. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including THIS IS 40, Jack Reacher and The Impossible. As a limited release, Barbara was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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