The Woman with the 5 Elephants

The Woman with the 5 Elephants 2010 Directed by Vadim Jendreyko Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten

Documentary about Svetlana Geier, a Ukranian who has translated the great works of Dostoyevsky into German. First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter.

Countries Germany , Switzerland

Production Countries Germany , Switzerland

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies ZDF , SRF , 3sat , Filmtank , Mira Film

Revenue $9,256

Release Date 9 January 2010

93 mins