Name: Generation War
Released: 2013-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tom Schilling, Ludwig Trepte, Katharina Schüttler

TV Show · Drama · History

The epic 3-part miniseries GENERATION WAR portrays WWII from a never-before-seen perspective, vividly depicting the lives of five young German friends forced to navigate the unconscionable moral compromises of life under Hitler.

2013 · 1h 30m

Starring Tom Schilling, Ludwig Trepte, Katharina Schüttler

Director Philipp Kadelbach

EPISODE 1

A Different Time

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.

44m
EPISODE 2

A Different War

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.

46m
EPISODE 3

Part 3: A Different Country

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.

1h 30m