“Generation War” 3 episode series on Prime

[Bama Llama 1450]

Damn good WW2 German made. German POV limited series follows five close friends (3 men, 2women) from 1940-45, who are pulled into intereoven plot lines from Stalingrad to Kursk to Auschwitz to Berlin street fighting in April 1945, all strands of which are tied together fast in Episode 3. 

Well photographed, well played, gory but not gratuitously so. Told from the point of view of young Germans civilans and soldiers caught up in the disintegration of the Nazi war machine following Hitler’s foolish attack on Russia (dumbass!).

Enjoyed.  It helped that the players were new faces, unkown to me. Not predictable, which was refreshing. Subtitles but worked smoothly.

Big Brother 1 - Vehrmacht officer, Daddy’s favorite.

Little Brother 2 - Draftee, ends up pulling your attention for his inner courage, disappointment to Daddy.

Guy - Juden boyfriend of girl singer who has a Nazi colonel married boyfriend; escapes frim a train bound for Auschwitz and takes up wigh Polish partisans who hate Nazis and Red Army

Cute girl - Volunteer nurse at Vermacht field hospital, in unrequited love with Brother 1

Singer girl - Juden lady, great singer, asshole Nazi colonel boyfriend uses her like a toy and destroys her world

A small version of Saving Private Ryan, without the grand scale.

[Parliament 14260]

Do we get to see a bunch of them getting killed by Americans?

[Bama Llama 1450]

22 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Do we get to see a bunch of them getting killed by Americans?

No. It’s mostly Eastern front for first episodes so much if the killing is done by Red Army shooters and tanks. Plenty of Nazis kilt by Russians and Polish partisans. The guy’s escape from a moving Auschwitz train was bravo.

[mininghorn88 2291]

BL, please go on and tell us all about it so that we do not have to watch it.

[bolverk 29672]

+1

It's a really good mini-series. My daughter and I watched it together 7-8 years ago when she was still in high school. We both enjoyed it, but I think it struck a chord with her more since they were covering WW2 at the time in her history class. She really appreciated the different perspective and the fact that it was all about the impact of the war on a group of young friends who were once close.