Milos Stehlik reviews new film ‘Barbara’ that paints grim picture of life in East Germany

Milos Stehlik reviews new film ‘Barbara’ that paints grim picture of life in East Germany
Milos Stehlik reviews new film ‘Barbara’ that paints grim picture of life in East Germany

Milos Stehlik reviews new film ‘Barbara’ that paints grim picture of life in East Germany

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Worldview film contributor Milos Stehlik gives his take on ‘Barbara’, German filmmaker Christian Petzold’s latest film. It is the story of a young East German doctor in the 1980s who, as punishment for requesting an exit visa, loses her position at Berlin’s premier hospital and is sent to work in the provinces.