The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2010)
Synopsis
Documentary about Svetlana Geier, a Ukranian who has translated the great works of Dostoyevsky into German. 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.
Release Date: 2010-01-09
Runtime: 93 minutes
Director: Vadim Jendreyko
Revenue: $9,256 USD
Top Cast
- Svetlana Geier as Svetlana Geier
- Anna Götte as Anna Götte
- Hannelore Hagen as Hannelore Hagen
- Jürgen Klodt as Jürgen Klodt
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