Barbara

2012 • 1h 45m •

Drama

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★ 7.1/10

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In 1980s East Germany, Berlin doctor Barbara is banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good-natured clinic head, Andre.

Top Billed Cast

Nina Hoss

Barbara

Ronald Zehrfeld

André

Rainer Bock

Klaus Schütz

Christina Hecke

Assistenzärztin Schulze

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Stationsschwester Schlösser

Peter Weiss

Medizinstudent

Carolin Haupt

Medizinstudentin

Deniz Petzold

Angelo

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2026-05-20

"Barbara" (Nina Hoss) makes the mistake of asking for an exit visa from East Germany and as a reward is posted to a remote rural clinic where despite the warm welcome of her boss "André" (Ronald Zehrfeld) she remains wary of her new surroundings. Convinced that the dreaded Stasi are behind every bush and monitoring every call, she tries to continue her clandestine affair with a west Berliner whilst planning a moment when she can abscond to the safety of Denmark. What she hadn't bargained on was her own gradually developing affinity with her new patients; especially the vulnerable young "Stell...