BULGARIA OF ALL PLACES by Christo Bakalski portrays the family history of German writer Angelika Schrobsdorff, who fled Berlin for Bulgaria in 1939. The family story closely follows the dramas of the 20th century: the dictatorships and the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and conflicts in the Middle East. This documentary chronicles the escape of writer Angelika Schrobsdorff's family from Berlin and Nazi Germany to Bulgaria in 1939. The dictatorships, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and conflicts in the Middle East brought decisive changes to this family. Angelika's Jewish mother entered a fictitious marriage with a man from Bulgaria so she could flee Germany in 1939 with her two daughters. The family lived in Sofia until end of WWII.
Biography, Documentary
1h 34min
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This documentary chronicles the life of writer Angelika Schrobsdorff's family, who fled from Berlin and Nazi Germany to Bulgaria in 1939.
BULGARIA OF ALL PLACES by Christo Bakalski portrays the family history of German writer Angelika Schrobsdorff, who fled Berlin for Bulgaria in 1939.
The family story closely follows the dramas of the 20th century: the dictatorships and the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and conflicts in the Middle East. This documentary chronicles the escape of writer Angelika Schrobsdorff's family from Berlin and Nazi Germany to Bulgaria in 1939. The dictatorships, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and conflicts in the Middle East brought decisive changes to this family.
Angelika's Jewish mother entered a fictitious marriage with a man from Bulgaria so she could flee Germany in 1939 with her two daughters. The family lived in Sofia until end of WWII.