Red and Blue (2003)
"Rot und blau" (original title)

Barbara is a successful middle aged woman - a respected architect, a great mother and wife, has good friends; leads the good life in Berlin. Out of nowhere seemingly, but definitely out of ... See full summary »

Director:

Rudolf Thome

Writers:

Peter Lund (dialogue), Rudolf Thome

Stars:

Hannelore Elsner, Serpil Turhan, Hanns Zischler

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hannelore Elsner	...	Barbara Bärenklau
Serpil Turhan	...	IlkeTercan
Hanns Zischler	...	Samuel Eisenstein
Adriana Altaras	...	Samantha
Karl Kranzkowski	...	Gregor Bärenklau
Bastian Trost	...	Frank
Joya Thome	...	Sarah Bärenklau
Nicolai Thome	...	Sebastian Bärenklau
Jan Kleihues	...	Hausbesitzer Dr. König
Frank Jürgen Krüger	...	Autoverkäufer (as F.J. Krüger)
Elisabeth Ebeling	...	Pensionswirtin
Alexander Malkowsky	...	Bankdirektor
Detlef Wittenberg	...	Oberarzt (as Detlev Wittenberg)
Dieter Bach	...	Franz
Moritz Rausch	...	Sergej

Storyline

Barbara is a successful middle aged woman - a respected architect, a great mother and wife, has good friends; leads the good life in Berlin. Out of nowhere seemingly, but definitely out of her past, Ilke appears - her daughter from a relationship with a Turkish immigrant some 25 years ago. Ilke was raised by her father, who became a wealthy businessman and educated Ilke at Europe's best schools, but without the benefit of a mother. After the Turk's death, Ilke comes to Berlin with a great deal of cash. Through a detective with mysterious contacts, one day Ilke walks into Barbara's life, and family, and is quickly accepted. However, as past details are revealed, Barbara in particular has to face what she had set aside so long ago.

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Plot Keywords:

female | color in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

15 January 2004 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Red and Blue

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARD Degeto Film, Moana-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Woman Driving, Man Sleeping (2004)

User Reviews

Outstanding Female Ensemble Cast

RED AND BLUE is very much a woman's story; a film about the female universe in Germany. This universe is well represented in ethnicity (a Turkish and a Jewish woman are among the principals), in generations, and socio-economic levels.

The film may not play well to "typical" male audiences, but most women, particularly urban German women will connect with the film in a very positive way. Artistically, the film features an ensemble female cast unsurpassed in recent German cinema. A must see for lovers of this genre.