The Turning Point (1983 film)
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The Turning Point (also screened with the English name Held for Questioning; German: Der Aufenthalt) is a 1983 East German film directed by Frank Beyer and starring Sylvester Groth, Fred Düren and Klaus Piontek. The film is based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Hermann Kant, which was based on Kant's own experience as a prisoner of war in Poland. The film tells the story of a German prisoner of war at the end of World War II who is wrongly accused of being a war criminal. The film was controversial upon release as Polish commentators criticized that the film showed the Polish army wrongly accusing someone of war crimes. Nevertheless, the film was successful and won several awards and was the East German official submission to the 56th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Turning Point Der Aufenthalt | |
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Directed by | Frank Beyer |
Written by | Wolfgang Kohlhaase Hermann Kant (novel) |
Starring | Sylvester Groth Fred Düren Matthias Günther Klaus Piontek Hans-Uwe Bauer |
Cinematography | Eberhard Geick |
Edited by | Rita Hiller |
Music by | Günther Fischer |
Distributed by | DEFA |
Release date | 20 January 1983 (1983-01-20) |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | East Germany |
Language | German |