Jadup und Boel (1988)

In a small town, everyone has tried to forget what happened shortly after WWII. That is, until a stranger finds a book that Jadup (Kurt Böwe) gave to the young refugee Boel (Katrin Knappe), who resettled in the town over 30 years ago. Painful memories about Boel and the post-war period begin to surface and shake up the whole town. Boel vanished back then and nobody knew why. Word spread about a rape and some tried to blame a Russian soldier. Jadup, the town's respected and popular mayor, remembers, though, how he mistrusted Boel and did not help her through this difficult time; HE didn't even notice THAT Boel loved him. Jadup's confrontation with the past gives him a new, critical view of his current situation and surroundings. Originally censored and later banned by GDR officials for being too controversial, Jadup and Boel was not released until 1988.

Premiere

03 Apr 2026 (in 4 days)

Director

Rainer Simon

Cast

Kurt Böwe, Katrin Knappe, Gudrun Ritter, Timo Jakob, Käthe Reichel, Franciszek Pieczka, Heide Kipp, Michael Gwisdek, Rolf-Martin Kruckenberg, Christian Böwe, Dirk Nawrocki, Berthold Schulze

Countries

East Germany

Languages

German

Available Versions

OmeU

Open-Air Showtimes

No