Babiy Yar
(2003)
★ 4.5 IMDb · 4 votes
Year: 2003
Runtime: 112 мин
Country: Belarus, Germany
Director: Jeff Kanew
Cast: Michael Degen, Katrin Sass, Axel Milberg, Barbara De Rossi, Эвклид Кюрдзидис, Gleb Porshnev, Anatoli Guryev
Plot
Autumn 1941. The Soviet army flees Kyiv, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed. The war and pending capture of Kyiv by the Germans is the only topic of discussion. Everyone has heard of the horrible things that have happened in other areas, where Jews were brutally and inhumanely murdered. Indecision and despair spread like wildfire among the population. As the German army marches in, fear and horror take over.