Babiy Yar

1h 48min

Drama

History

Autumn 1941. The Soviet army flees Kyiv, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed. The war and pending capture of Kyiv by the Germans is the only topic of discussion. Everyone has heard of the horrible things that have happened in other areas, where Jews were brutally and inhumanely murdered. Indecision and despair spread like wildfire among the population. As the German army marches in, fear and horror take over.

Production Companies

ARD Degeto

CCC Filmkunst

Cast

Michael Degen

Michael Degen

Genadij Lerner
Katrin Sass

Katrin Sass

Lena Onufrienko
Axel Milberg

Axel Milberg

Oberst Paul Blobel
Barbara De Rossi

Barbara De Rossi

Natalya Lerner
Evklid Kyurdzidis

Evklid Kyurdzidis

Sascha Lerner

Release date

3rd Jul 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, Pусский