14: Diaries of the Great War

The Abyss

We follow 14-year-old Marina Yurlova who joins her father, Cossack Colonel Yurlov, on a train to the front. Artist Käthe Kollwitz and her husband must accept their 17-year-old son’s decision to enlist. The Austrian Karl Kasser is sent to the front despite an injury and ten-year-old Yves Congar from Sedan expects France to win quickly. He feels safe in his family until German troops arrive on the doorstep.

Series Cast

Udo SamelNarrator (voice)

Natalia WitmerMarina Yurlova

Alban CastermanCaptain Hudelle

Mikaël FitoussiLouis Barthas

Antoine de PrekelYves Congar

Jonas LeonhardiErnst Jünger

Elisa MonseElfriede Kuhr

Monika LennartzGrandmother Kuhr