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The Turning Point
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The Turning Point

(Der Aufenthalt)

19831h 42mDrama

Overview

In the fall of 1945, nineteen year-old Mark Niebuhr, is accused of murder and is jailed as a prisoner of war in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains his claim of innocence throughout long periods of solitary confinement. When Mark is placed among a group of Polish criminals, he becomes the target of their aggression. Later, Mark experiences true hell in a communal cell with fanatical German war criminals. Turning Point is based on actual events from Hermann Kant's novel of the same name.

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Held for QuestioningUS
Status
Released
Original Title
Der Aufenthalt
Production Countries
Germany, East Germany