Barbara (2012)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Exiled to a rural clinic in 1980s East Germany for seeking an exit visa, a disillusioned doctor maintains a guarded distance from her colleagues, unsure if the kindly head physician is a genuine ally or a Stasi informant.
- Released: 2012-03-08
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 45m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 372 votes
Directed by Christian Petzold.
Top cast
- Nina Hoss as Barbara
- Ronald Zehrfeld as André
- Rainer Bock as Klaus Schütz
- Christina Hecke as Assistenzärztin Schulze
- Claudia Geisler-Bading as Stationsschwester Schlösser
- Peter Weiss as Medizinstudent
- Carolin Haupt as Medizinstudentin
- Deniz Petzold as Angelo
- Rosa Enskat as Hausmeisterin Bungert
- Jasna Fritzi Bauer as Stella
Where to watch Barbara
- United States: stream on Kino Film Collection; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
- Canada: watch free on Hoopla
- Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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