The Woman with the 5 Elephants
2010, German. Directed by Vadim Jendreyko.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 9 January 2010
- Original title
- Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten
- Country
- Germany, Switzerland
- Written by
- Vadim Jendreyko
- Box office
- $9.3K
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The Woman with the 5 Elephants runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Woman with the 5 Elephants isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Woman with the 5 Elephants?
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Who directed The Woman with the 5 Elephants?
The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2010) was directed by Vadim Jendreyko and stars Svetlana Geier, Anna Götte, Hannelore Hagen.