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Germany, shortly before the end of the Second World War. Kicked out of her mother-in-law's home after revealing she's having another man's child, Maria leaves bomb-blasted Berlin for a friend's estate in East Prussia. But when the Soviets penetrate into the Reich in January 1945, she and her neighbors must abandon everything and flee from the Red Army. In the last moment, they're able to board the former luxury liner Wilhelm Gustloff, which is to bring them west, where "safety" awaits them. Maria's relieved to be on this huge ship, now overfilled with 6,000 refugees. The boat's big and it should be able to outrun any submarine danger, which, it seems, shouldn't be a problem as the Germans still pretty much control the Baltic. But someone should have told Maria the story of the Lusitania: the Gustloff is soon torpedoed by a Soviet sub and only 900 people are able to be rescued.

Deutschland, kurz vor Kriegsende. Die Berlinerin Maria flüchtet vor den Bombenangriffen der Alliierten zu einer Freundin nach Ostpreußen. Als die Ostfront zusammenbricht, muss sie panikartig ihre Bleibe verlassen und vor der Roten Armee fliehen. Im letzten Moment kann sie sich auf das Schiff “Wilhelm Gustloff” retten. Maria glaubt sich in Sicherheit, doch das völlig überladene Transportschiff mit 6.000 Flüchtlingen wird von einem sowjetischen U-Boot torpediert und sinkt. Nur etwa 900 Menschen können sich retten.

In German with switchable English subtitles.  Approx. 94 mins. See film sample for quality!