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They Called Him Amigo
They Called Him Amigo

THEY CALLED HIM AMIGO

Sie nannten ihn Amigo

Directed by Heiner Carow
East Germany, 1958
Drama

Synopsis

Germany, 1939. Thirteen-year-old Amigo finds Pepp, an escaped political prisoner, in the cellar and decides to help him. But one of Amigo’s confidants tells his Nazi father about Pepp.

Synopsis

Germany, 1939. Thirteen-year-old Amigo finds Pepp, an escaped political prisoner, in the cellar and decides to help him. But one of Amigo’s confidants tells his Nazi father about Pepp.