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In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair blossoms between two women. One of them, Lilly Wust (NOWHERE IN AFRICA’s Juliane Köhler), married and the mother of four sons, enjoys the privileges of her stature as an exemplar of Nazi motherhood. For her, this affair will be the most decisive experience of her life. For the other woman, Felice Schragenheim (Maria Schrader), a Jewess and member of the underground, their love fuels her with the hope that she will survive. A half-century later, Lilly Wust told her incredible story to writer Erica Fischer, and the book, AIMÉE & JAGUAR, first published in 1994 immediately became a bestseller and has since been translated into eleven languages. Max Färberböck's debut film, based on Fischer's book, is the true story of this extraordinary relationship. The film was nominated for a 1999 Golden Globe Award and was Germany's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Both actresses received Silver Bears at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival for their portrayals of "Aimée" and "Jaguar". See also NOWHERE IN AFRICA
Original Release
02/11/1999
US Release
08/11/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maria Schrader | Felice Schragenheim (Jaguar) / Felice "Jaguar” Schragenheim |
Juliane Kohler | Lilly Wust (Aimée) / Lilly "Aimée” Wüst |
Johanna Wokalek | Ilse |
Heike Makatsch | Klärchen |
Elisabeth Degen | Lotte |
Detlev Buck | Günther Wust / Günter Wüst |
Inge Keller | Lilly Wust (1997) / Lilly Wüst im Jahre 1997 |
Kyra Mladeck | Ilse (1997) / Ilse im Jahre 1997 |
Sarah Camp | Frau Kappler |
Klaus Manchen | Herr Kappler |
Directors
Writers
Max Färberböck, Rona Munro, Erica Fischer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maria Schrader | Felice Schragenheim (Jaguar) / Felice "Jaguar” Schragenheim |
Juliane Kohler | Lilly Wust (Aimée) / Lilly "Aimée” Wüst |
Johanna Wokalek | Ilse |
Heike Makatsch | Klärchen |
Elisabeth Degen | Lotte |
Detlev Buck | Günther Wust / Günter Wüst |
Inge Keller | Lilly Wust (1997) / Lilly Wüst im Jahre 1997 |
Kyra Mladeck | Ilse (1997) / Ilse im Jahre 1997 |
Sarah Camp | Frau Kappler |
Klaus Manchen | Herr Kappler |
Margit Bendokat | Frau Jäger |
Jochen Stern | Werner Lause |
Peter Weck | Chefredakteur Keller |
Lia Dultzkaya | Hulda |
Dani Levy | Fritz Borchert |
Hans-Christoph Blumenberg | Fotograf Schmidt |
Rüdiger Hacker | Ernst Biermösel |
Rosel Zech | Blonde Frau / Blonde Dame |
Ulrich Matthes | Eckert (SS) / Eckert |
Dorkas Kiefer | Tanja |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lew Rywin | Executive Producer |
Hanno Huth | Producer |
Feliks Pastusiak | Producer |
Günter Rohrbach | Producer |
Stefaan Schieder | Producer |
Gerhard von Halem | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2000 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |