Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Rating: 6.8/1728 Plot Summary:
In 1936, Stefan Zweig, the illustrious author of " 24 Hours of a Woman's Life" and "Letter from an Unknown Woman", leaves Austria for South America. Being Jewish and hating the inhumanity that prevails in Germany while threatening his native country, he has decided to escape the specter of Nazism. Brazil is his chosen country. He is immediately hailed at Rio de Janeiro's Jockey Club by the local jet set. But whereas expect him to take sides and to make a statement against Hitler and his clique, Zweig refuses to renounce his humanity and to indulge in over-simplification: he just cannot condemn Germany and its people. On the other hand, the great writer literally falls in love with Brazil and undertakes the writing of a new book about the country. Accompanied by Lotte, his second wife he explores different regions, including the most remote ones…
Director: Maria Schrader
Running time: 1h 46min
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Release date: 11 August 2017 (Sweden)
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Tómas Lemarquis, Cristina do Rego, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Valerie Pachner, Charly Hübner, Matthias Brandt, Ivan Shvedoff, Josef Hader, Aenne Schwarz, Nicolau Breyner, Harvey Friedman, Oscar Ortega Sánchez
