Christmas Eve '45

The post-war guilt and horrific secrets of Nazi Germany serve as a backdrop to a disturbing mind game between a young anatomist and a prostitute in a small hotel room the first Christmas following the war.

Cast

Lindsay Reynolds

as Mary / Kelly

J. Michael Sterling

as Elliot / Doctor

Justin Vaughan

as Oberst Curschmann

Cari Alva

as Greta

Ketino Terekhov

as Astrid

Lynelle Belleveaux

as Dancer

Marcy Parmenter

as Woman on the Street

Dominique Hellmund

as Maid

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