Name: Generation War
Rating: 8.1

Synopsis

Career-soldier Wilhelm, his pacifist younger brother Friedhelm, and their friends Charlotte, Viktor and Greta say farewell in the summer of 1941 in Berlin, with the promise to meet again after the war.

First Air Date: 2013-03-17

Last Air Date: 2013-03-20

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Philipp Kadelbach

Networks: ZDF

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Top Cast

Volker Bruch as Wilhelm Winter
Tom Schilling as Friedhelm Winter
Katharina Schüttler as Greta Müller
Ludwig Trepte as Viktor Goldstein
Miriam Stein as Charlotte
Mark Waschke as Dorn
Henriette Richter-Röhl as Hildegard
Götz Schubert as Dr. Jahn
Hildegard Schroedter as Brigitte
Sylvester Groth as Hiemer

Seasons

Miniseries (2013)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: A Different Time (2013-03-17)

On the eve of the Russian invasion in 1941, five German friends gather in Berlin before going separate ways: army lieutenant Wilhelm, his intellectual brother Friedhelm, nurse Charlotte, Jewish tailor Viktor, and his singer girlfriend Greta.
Ep. 2: A Different War (2013-03-18)

As the war progresses, the soldiers realize they are not fighting the war that they expected. Charlotte and Greta must live with the consequences of their choices, and Viktor and Wilhelm find themselves on the run.
Ep. 3: A Different Country (2013-03-20)

The German army begins to retreat from the Eastern Front, and all five friends must decide who to side with in order to survive and fulfill their pledge to reunite in Berlin.