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Two Lives

Two Lives

Two Lives

Two Lives

She built one life on love, the other on deceit

2012•1h 37m•

★6.6(71 ratings)

DramaThriller

Overview

Europe 1990, the Berlin wall has just crumbled: Katrine, raised in East Germany, but now living in Norway for the last 20 years, is a “war child”; the result of a love relationship between a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier during World War II. She enjoys a happy family life with her mother, her husband, daughter and granddaughter. But when a lawyer asks her and her mother to witness in a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of the war children, she resists. Gradually, a web of concealments and secrets is unveiled, until Katrine is finally stripped of everything, and her loved ones are forced to take a stand: What carries more weight, the life they have lived together, or the lie it is based on?

Director

Writers

Christoph Tölle, Georg Maas, Ståle Stein Berg, Judith Kaufmann

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Main Cast

Juliane Köhler

Juliane Köhler

Katrine

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Ase Evensen

Sven Nordin

Sven Nordin

Bjarte

Ken Duken

Ken Duken

Sven Solbach

Dennis Storhøi

Dennis Storhøi

Hogseth

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Kathrin Lehnhaber

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Hugo

Ursula Werner

Ursula Werner

Hiltrud

Jürgen Rißmann

Jürgen Rißmann

Lattoch

Julia Bache-Wiig

Julia Bache-Wiig

Anne

Holger Handtke

Holger Handtke

German man

Daniel Krauss

Daniel Krauss

German TV Journalist

Full Crew

Direction

Co-Director: Judith Kaufmann
Director: Georg Maas

Writing

Screenplay: Christoph Tölle
Screenplay: Georg Maas
Screenplay: Ståle Stein Berg
Screenplay: Judith Kaufmann
Novel: Hannelore Hippe

Production

Producer: Dieter Zeppenfeld
Producer: Rudi Teichmann
Co-Producer: Jörg Westerkamp
Line Producer: Peter Kreutz
Casting: Kjersti Paulsen
Casting: Karoline Oppedal

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Christoph Kaiser
Original Music Composer: Julian Maas

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Judith Kaufmann

Editing

Editor: Hansjörg Weißbrich

Art Direction

Art Direction: Karoline Wilhelmsen
Art Direction: Kristine Wilhelmsen
Production Design: Bader El Hindi
Art Direction: Tamara Marini

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Ute Paffendorf

Keywords

germanyberlin wallnorwaytrial1990s

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "She built one life on love, the other on deceit"

#2

The original title is "Zwei Leben" (DE).

#3

The film grossed $1.6M at the box office.

#4

The runtime is 97 minutes (1h 37m).

#5

It was a co-production between: Germany, Norway.

#6

The film was directed by Georg Maas.

#7

The screenplay was written by Christoph Tölle and Georg Maas.

#8

The score was composed by Christoph Kaiser.

#9

Cinematography was handled by Judith Kaufmann.

#10

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1783422.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

71 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Zwei Leben

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

12

Language:

Deutsch, Norsk

Country of Origin:

Germany, Norway

Revenue:

$1,649,260

Production Companies:

Helgeland Film

Zinnober Film- und Fernsehproduktion

B&T Film