Anonyma

Anonyma refers primarily to the 2008 German-language drama film Anonyma – Eine Frau in Berlin (English title: Anonyma: A Woman in Berlin). Directed by Max Farberböck and featuring Nina Hoss, the film adapts Marta Hillers's 1953 diary Eine Frau in Berlin and centers on an unnamed German woman's experiences during the final months of World War II in Berlin, including the sexual violence inflicted by Soviet soldiers during the occupation. The film presents a diary-like narrative, told from the perspective of the unnamed protagonist. It was released in 2008 and produced as a German-Austrian-Polish collaboration. It drew attention for its sensitive portrayal of wartime trauma and for its reception among audiences in Germany and abroad.

Beyond the film, anonyma is sometimes used as a feminine form of “anonymous” in certain languages, or as a chosen title or pseudonym in media and online contexts. In English, the standard term is anonymous, but some languages retain gendered forms. The use of Anonyma as a title has reinforced associations with secrecy, anonymity, or the unnamed voice of a witness in historical or literary contexts.