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The Spy

The Spy

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 27, 2013

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie, History, Thriller

User Score

54%

Original Title

Die Spionin

Production Companies

Aspekt Telefilm, ARD Degeto, Adrastea Film, ARD

Director

Miguel Alexandre

Description

Vera von Schalburg is a German prostitute working in Nazi Germany. In 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War II, Schalburg is arrested by the Berlin police. She is offered to work as a spy for the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, instead of facing jail time. Completely unaware of the secret war preparations being conducted by her government, and unwilling to leave her teenage son who later joins the Hitler Youth, she accepts the offer.