The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009)
First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter.
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Earliest Release DateMay 14, 2010
(Austria)
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresDocumentary
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Vadim Jendreyko | Director |
| Vadim Jendreyko | Writer |
| Hercli Bundi | Producer |
| Vadim Jendreyko | Producer |
| Thomas Tielsch | Producer |
| Daniel Almada | Composer |
| Martín Iannaccone | Composer |
| Niels Bolbrinker | Cinematographer |
| Stéphane Kuthy | Cinematographer |
| Gisela Castronari | Editor |
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Svetlana Geier | |
| Anna Götte | |
| Hannelore Hagen | |
| Jürgen Klodt |
