Teenager Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller voluntarily enlist in the German army, riding a wave of patriotic fervor that quickly dissipates once they face the brutal realities of life on the front. Paul’s preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict soon crumble. However, amid the countdown to Armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass’ desire to end the war on a German offensive.
Presented at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Im Westen Nichts Neues
2022
16 years
147 min.
Fiction
USA, Germany
literary adaptation, Germany, maturing, friendship, existential crisis, USA, international festivals, war, youth, nationalism, violence
Colorido
Edward Berger
Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell
James Friend
Sven Budelmann
Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Thibault De Montalembert
Malte Grunert, Daniel Dreifuss, Edward Berger
Netflix, Amusement Park Film GmbH
Volker Bertelmann
Netflix
46