Stalingrad

Actors : Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Sebastian Rudolph, Dana Vávrová, Jochen Nickel

There are no heroes or villains in this stark German-made film about a WWII battle that claimed nearly one and half million lives. Instead, it reveals the humanity and vulnerability of both Russian defenders and German invaders caught in an epic winter siege. Without preaching, it unflinchingly conveys the insanity of war.