Das Versprechen
Taglines: Eine Liebe, eine Hoffnung, eine Mauer.
The Promise movie storyline. East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain.
Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad’s sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one’s privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.
The Promise (German: Das Versprechen) is a 1995 German-language film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was an international co-production between Germany, France and Switzerland. Two young lovers in Berlin are separated when the Berlin wall goes up, and their stories intertwine during the three decades to German reunification. This film was chosen as Germany’s official submission to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.
The Promise – Das Versprechen (1995)
Directed by: Margarethe von Trotta
Starring: Corinna Harfouch, Meret Becker, August Zirner, Tina Engel, Dieter Mann, Eva Mattes, Monika Hansen, Klaus Piontek, Anka Baier, Susann Ugé
Screenplay by: Felice Laudadio, Margarethe von Trotta, Peter Schneider
Production Design by: Benedikt Herforth, Martin Martinec
Cinematography by: Franz Rath
Film Editing by: Suzanne Baron
Costume Design by: Petra Kray, Yoshio Yabara
Set Decoration by: Franz Bauer
Art Direction by: Martin Dostal
Music by: Jürgen Knieper
MPAA Rating: R for a scene of sex, and for language.
Distributed by: Fine Line Features
Release Date: November 3, 1995
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