Germany Year Zero (1948)

Ernst Pittschau: Herr Koehler - Il padre

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• Il padre : I've considered killing myself, but I don't have the courage.

• Eva : Did you get the Number 2 Card?

  Edmund : No, they kicked me out because I'm not fifteen yet.

  Il padre : I knew that would happen. Still, I'm glad you're not going anywhere. That's too much work for a boy your age.

  Edmund : But it would have meant more to eat. For Karl-Heinz, too.

  Il padre : Did you hear that, Karl-Heinz? You know that poor Edmund, at his age, can't support all of us. He's still a child. But you, what do you do? You keep hiding. You didn't even register for a food card.

• Edmund : It wasn't my fault. I was with other boys.

  Il padre : Enough! I don't want to hear any lies!

  Eva : He didn't mean any harm, Papa. He wanted to get something to eat.

  Il padre : I'll do without.

  Karl-Heinz : Me, too. I'd rather die of hunger.

  Eva : Easy for you to say.

  Il padre : I can't stand it anymore, here in this bed.