"Karbid und Sauerampfer" or "Carbie and Sorrel" is one of the most known East German movies from the 1960s and like a handful others, it also deals with the events of the Second World War. But this is only true to some extent, because in fact it deals with the aftermath, so historically, it is even closer to the time it depicts as it came out roughly 15 years after the events it depicts. The writer and director is Frank Beyer, one of the most known East German filmmakers (probably because his Oscar-nominated work) and you could maybe to some extent call him an equivalent of Andreas Dresen back then. The lead actor is Erwin Geschonneck in here and German film fans may also still be aware of him today, not only because of his son Matti. But back to this film here, it is already over 50 years old and in black-and-white. I myself did not enjoy the watch too much, probably because I did not find the story too interesting or the characters too relatable. So in my opinion, this 85-minute film did not have a lasting impact at all, at least not on me. This is entirely subjective though, thumbs down.
Review of Karbid und Sauerampfer
