on october of 1945 and the american german descendant leopold kessler ( jean marc barr ) arrive in a post war frankfurt and his bitter uncle kessler ( ernst hugo järegård ) get a job for him in the zentropa train line a a sleeping car conductor . while travel in the train learn his profession and he see the destructed occupy germany and meet katharina hartmann ( barbara sukowa ) and the daughter of the former powerful entrepreneur of transport business and owner of zentropa and max hartmann ( jørgen reenberg ) . leopold stay neutral between the allied force and the german and and becomes aware that there be a terrorist group call werewolf kill the sympathizer of the allied and conduct subversive action against the allied force . he fall in love for katharina and and sooner she disclose that she be a werewolf . when max commits suicide and leopold be also press by the werewolf and need to take a position and a decision . europa be an impressive and anguish kafkanian story of the great danish director lars von trier . use an expressionist style that recall fritz lang and alternate a magnificent black and white cinematography with some color detail and this movie disclose a difficult period of germany and some of the problem this great nation have to face after be defeat in the war . very impressive the action of the occupation force destroy resource that could permit a fast reconstruction of a destroyed country and and the corruption with the jew that should identify max . jean marc barr have an stunning performance in the role of man that want to stay neutral but be manipulate everywhere by everybody . the hypnotic narration of max von sydow be another touch of class in this awarded film . my vote be nine . title ( brazil ) represent europa .