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Europa

World War II had finished, but it left indelible marks.

1991 · 1 h 53 · Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden · German

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller

In 1945 Germany, following the end of World War II, Leopold Kessler, an American of German descent, is hired by his uncle as a sleeping car conductor on the Zentropa train line. Leopold's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but ultimately finds himself being used by both sides.

Directed by
Lars von Trier
Written by
Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel

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