Trained to See – Three Women and the War

1h 46m
Documentary
9

During the Second World War, women were for the first time allowed to work as war correspondents. Based on reports, letters and diary excerpts, filmmaker Luzia Schmid sketches a personal portrait of three fearless women and their unique attempts to report on the war.

Cast

Nina Hoss
Martha Gellhorn (voice)
Simone Kabst
Lee Miller (voice)
Eva Meckbach
Margaret Bourke-White (voice)

Crew

Luzia Schmid
Director, Writer
Yana Höhnerbach
Editor
Christian von Behr
Commissioning Editor
Rolf Bergmann
Commissioning Editor
Ulli Pfau
Producer
Katarina Cvitic
Producer
Henning Himmelreich
Animation
Holger Buff
Sound Designer
Johannes Malfatti
Music
Olivier Alary
Music

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