Barbara’s behind-the-scenes production

The film tells the story of a female doctor from the Democratic Republic of Germany who wanted to immigrate. She was sent to work in a rural medical office, but she was planning her escape all the time. The tension of harboring this secret makes her suspicious of everything around her, even when she encounters a handsome doctor who she finds irresistible. "The director simplifies all the plots, which makes the audience and the heroine have to take time to make their own judgments." Truth and falsehood are intertwined with each other, waiting for the audience's judgment. As the film progresses, the audience is gradually put into the role and truly understands what the heroine Barbara is thinking and feeling in such a situation. "Hollywood Reporter" commented on the film: "The film is very delicate, telling the inner conflict of a female doctor. On the one hand, she hopes to escape to the Federal Republic of Germany, but on the other hand, she has feelings for her colleagues. Such a tearing feeling The plot and emotional experience create the theme of the dilemma between the film and the protagonist."

The film is set against the backdrop of the high-pressure rule of communist East Germany. In the film, Barbara is persecuted by the secret police. Surveillance, and often having to endure the humiliation of being naked for inspection, meticulously demonstrates the various constraints and helplessness of the people under the rule of the communist government.