Goodbye Lenin

Protagonista del film è la famiglia Yilmaz, emigrata in Germania dalla Turchia negli anni 60 e giunta ormai alla terza generazione. Dopo una vita di sacrifici, il patriarca Hüseyin ha finalmente realizzato il sogno di comprare una casa in Turchia e ora vorrebbe farsi accompagnare fin lì da figli e nipoti per risistemarla. Malgrado lo scetticismo iniziale…

The class of a normal German school travel to a small village in Poland near the sea where no action of any kind can take place. Due to this fact they focus on themselves. Especially one girl, Isa, has to choose between two boys who are fighting against each other. Then a final "test" is made to come to a decision… a test with final results.

Veronica and Boris are blissfully in love, until the eruption of World War II tears them apart. Boris is sent to the front lines…and then communication stops. Meanwhile, Veronica tries to ward off spiritual numbness while Boris’s draft-dodging cousin makes increasingly forceful overtures. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, The Cranes Are Flying is a superbly crafted drama, bolstered by stunning cinematography and impassioned performances.