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2009 · Feature Film

Hilde

Screenwriter

Hildegard Knef returns to Berlin for one night.

1966. Hilde walks back onto the stage at the Berlin Philharmonic. The city remembers everything. So does she.

A portrait of Germany's biggest post-war star, told across one concert and the life behind it.

Directed by Kai Wessel.

German Film Prize (Lola) nomination: Cinematography, Hagen Bogdanski

German Film Prize (Lola) nomination: Costume Design, Lucie Bates

German Film Prize (Lola) nomination: Production Design, Thomas Freudenthal

German Film Prize (Lola) nomination: Makeup, Wolfgang Böge, Heiko Schmidt

An "outstanding biopic about Hildegard Knef" with a "captivating performance" by Heike Makatsch.

— Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
Hilde, Heike Makatsch as Hildegard Knef at the microphone