A nurse, a Nazi fiancé, and a British pilot walk into a burning city. Nobody walks out the same.
5.090 minSeason 1 • Episode 2
LatestIn January 1945, the young nurse Anna Mauth, working at a hospital in Dresden, becomes engaged to senior physician Benjamin Wenninger. At the same time, an English Lancaster bomber is shot down. The pilot Robert Newman, the only survivor, manages to reach the city severely injured and hides in the hospital's cellar. Anna discovers him incidentally thinking he is a German deserter, but finally decides to help Robert...
Production
The bombing sequence rivals theatrical releases—absolutely harrowing practical fire effects.
Acting
Felicitas Woll's silent moments scream louder than the explosions.
Cinematography
Ash-gray palette makes every flame feel like an intrusion.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The bombing of Dresden remains one of WWII's most debated atrocities; this German production was controversial for humanizing Allied victims while acknowledging German suffering.
The 2006 broadcast sparked heated debate in Germany about whether Dresden's destruction could be depicted as tragedy without relativizing Nazi crimes—the 'German victimhood' discourse.
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