Una historia de amor imposible en el contexto de la Segunda Guerra
Mundial, el nazismo y la caza de judíos.
Friedrich es un joven suizo que se muda a Berlín para seguir con su
carrera artística. Allí conoce a Kristin, una chica muy hermosa y segura
de sí misma que se hace cargo de él y le enseña a moverse entre los
cenáculos de la efervescente vida nocturna de la ciudad, con sus
cabarets y clubs de jazz. Pronto, la intensidad de su relación se
convierte en una apasionada historia amorosa, hasta que un día Kristin
se presenta en casa del muchacho con la cara y el cuerpo cubiertos de
moretones. Friedrich se verá obligado entonces a decidir si es más
importante preservar su integridad moral o salvar a su gran amor.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
In 1942, Fritz, an even-tempered and unworldly young man, arrives in
Berlin from bucolic Switzerland, seeking refuge from his alcoholic
mother and dreaming of becoming a brilliant artist.
At a free figure drawing class at the Feige and Strassburger art school,
he is hypnotized by the beautiful model, Kristin, who becomes his guide
to the bustling and cosmopolitan city, escorting him to secret jazz
clubs where they drink cognac, dance, and kiss. As Fritz falls in love
with the energetic and enigmatic Kristin, the war feels far away, but
the Nazis are increasingly taking control over the intimate lives of
German residents, the Gestapo arresting and killing anyone who shows
opposition to their ideology.
Kristin is targeted by the Gestapo, and despite her seemingly carefree
life, she has good reason to be afraid: her real name is Stella
Goldschlag, and she is Jewish, passing as Aryan. As Fritz is forced to
confront the reality of Stella's situation, and the unimaginable
decisions she is making in order to protect those close to her, he finds
himself woefully unprepared for the history he is living through.
Stella sets a tortured love story against the backdrop of wartime
Berlin, and is a powerful exploration of naiveté, young love, betrayal
and the horrors of history.
