The Promise

Synopsis

East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.

Main Cast

Meret Becker

Sophie I

Age : 55 | Popularity : 4%

Corinna Harfouch

Sophie II

Age : 69 | Popularity : 6%

Anian Zollner

Konrad I

Age : 55 | Popularity : 7%

August Zirner

Konrad II

Age : 68 | Popularity : 5%

Eva Mattes

Barbara II

Age : 69 | Popularity : 4%

Hark Bohm

Müller II

Age : 84 | Popularity : 5%

Otto Sander

Professor Lorenz

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Ulrike Krumbiegel

Elisabeth

Age : 62 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Jürgen Knieper
Editing	Editor	Suzanne Baron
Camera	Director of Photography	Jörg Widmer Franz Rath
Production	Producer	Eberhard Junkersdorf
	Co-Producer	Yannick Bernard Jean-Marc Henchoz
Directing	Director	Margarethe von Trotta
Writing	Writer	Margarethe von Trotta Peter Schneider Felice Laudadio
Department	Role	Name

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