The Quality of Mercy (1994)

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Country: Austria, Germany
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1994-09-16
Director: Andreas Gruber
Writers: Andreas Gruber
Language: Russian | German
Stars: Elfriede Irrall , Rainer Egger , Oliver Broumis , Merab Ninidze , Volkmar Kleinert , Kirsten Nehberg , Rüdiger Vogler , Franz Froschauer , Christoph Künzler , Thierry van Werveke
Runtime: 105 min
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
AKA: Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen (Germany) , L'espace de la grâce (France, French Republic) , Hasenjagd (Austria) , Fuga Sem Compaixão (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , De fegas skuld (Sweden) , Hasenjagd , The Rabbit Hunt (Australia) , Το πρόσωπο του οίκτου (Greece) , Polowanie na zające (Poland) , Охота на зайцев (Russian Federation) , The Quality of Mercy (United States of America) , The Rabbit Hunt , Nyúlvadászat (Hungary) , Caça ao Homem (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)
Plot: It is the beginning of 1945 during WW2 in former Austria. 500 Russian prisoners of war who have refused to fight on the side of the Germans against their country were moved to the concentration camp in Mauthausen awaiting execution. They decide to break out. One winter night the Russian prisoners make an escape. During the following shooting a great number of them gets killed. Some, however, succeed to hide in nearby villages. But the German Nazis convince the inhabitants of the villages to hunt the prisoners "like rabbits".
IMDB:tt0109994