Civil courage, dignity, and fear: a powerful love story in times of barbarity at the German Film Week in Malaga

From November 25 to 29, SUR is organizing the 6th edition of the German Film Week in Málaga in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Madrid, the German Consulate in Málaga, and with the support of the Friends of the Goethe-Institut Spain association. This film can be seen on Saturday, the 29th at 9:15 PM in hall 3 of the Cine Albéniz. Click here for advance ticket sales.

The Power of Love

Love can unleash unexpected powers: for instance, the ability to momentarily forget the most adverse circumstances surrounding you. Thus, Hilde and Hans manage to find moments of loving union amidst the constant danger during World War II in 1942.

In Liebe, eure Hilde (From Hilde, with love). Saturday, 29. 9:15 PM

Director: Andreas Dresen; Genre: Drama, Biopic; Actors: Liv Lisa Fries, Johannes Hegemann, Lisa Wagner, Alexander Scheer, Lena Urzendowsky; Duration: 125 min.

Hilde is attracted to Hans, among other things, because he is not only not a Nazi, but he actively participates in the resistance. She admires her lover's courage. Hilde may seem too shy for such endeavors, but appearances deceive. She too joins the resistance, becomes a member of the group known as the "Red Orchestra" (Rote Kapelle) and becomes increasingly involved in their activities.

An Unforgettable Summer

Although their lives are in constant danger, they spend an unforgettable summer together until they are finally discovered and Hilde is sent to prison pregnant. But there, she develops powers previously unsuspected.

The film is based on the real story of Hilde and Hans Coppi, executed in Berlin-Plötzensee. In total, more than 50 members of the "Red Orchestra" were killed between 1942 and 1943. The film tells a powerful, almost timeless love story about decency and resistance, intuition and civil courage, dignity and fear.

Real Characters

In his own words, renowned director Andreas Dresen wants to correct with this film the glorified image of the "Rote Kapelle" resistance group from the GDR as communist heroes. His Hilde is fragile, but "not naive, she knows the danger. She listens to news on the radio that moves her heart, and she acts. She follows her feelings." And at another moment he explains: "I wanted to show the protagonists as people of flesh and blood. They had a daily life, they were young. Hilde and Hans were in love, they had sex, she had a child, they wanted to start a life together. That makes them accessible. For me, that was precisely the central idea in representing this era: to make the events accessible."