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If Not Us, Who?

2011, Movie, 2h 6min

In the early 60s, Bernward Vesper and fellow university student Gudrun Ensslin begin a passionate love in the stifling atmosphere of provincial West Germany. Dedicated to the power of the written word, Bernward and Gudrun found a publishing house whose first publication is, paradoxically to many, a controversial past work of Bernward's ostracized father, an infamous Nazi author. Bernward defends his father's writing ability, even if he is haunted by his father's suspicious past.

Country: Germany

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Critic Kim Newman

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...a gripping character study-cum-history lesson.

Read full review at Empire

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In the midst of 1960s West Germany, two passionate university students, Bernward and Gudrun, begin a tumultuous love affair that challenges societal norms. As they delve deeper into their relationship, they become embroiled in a revolutionary movement that seeks to dismantle the establishment. With the country still grappling with its Nazi past, Bernward and Gudrun must confront their own families' involvement in the regime and decide where their allegiances lie. Will their love survive the turmoil of their time, or will the weight of history tear them apart?

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You can stream If Not Us, Who? on: Apple TV

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