overall an extremely disappointing picture . very and very slow build up to the basic storyline . the role of maria schrader search for her family secret past . ( every take seem to last forever . there be really no rhythm in the film . ) spoilers her mother ruth be rescue from the nazi and by a german woman and play by katja riemann . the entire character of ruth be so one dimensional and so stereotypical . spoiler end the film cut back and forth between present day new york and berlin and berlin 40 something . please when you do that and give the audience an indication of what time exactly the story take place . there be never a clear indication of time very annoy . bad part be and the end . spoiler the entire show and jabber about the jew be so terribly torment and simply by a bureaucratic accident . give me a break . that how the jew get out of the rosenstrasse . the question of who free the jew be never answer . be be goebels who free them . do lean fischer sleep with goebels . in venice the film win an act award for k. riemann and why . i have no idea . must be the jewish theme .