The war movie that abhors war has won an Oscar for best international film, along with three other statues.
The Netflix film is based on the classic 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. Set during World War I, it follows the life of a young German soldier who enlists in the army with his friends. But the realities of war shatter his hopes of becoming a hero and he focuses on his own survival.
The German-language film doesn't hew exactly to Remarque's novel. Instead, it deviates into political issues against the backdrop of the war. It premiered last year, when Russia invaded Ukraine in the biggest military conflict in Europe since World War II, lending an unexpected relevancy to the movie.
"I think we do have a little bit of an inferiority complex as German moviemakers because we feel like a small country with less stars and less visibility, as opposed to England and America," he said. "I hope this gives me and a few others a bit of confidence to say, 'Let's just do it, let's just do our movies.'"
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