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On October 18, 1989, the SED Central Committee confirms the dismissal of Erich Honecker. The documentary tells the story of the last months of the Politburo, of the demise of the GDR's most important organ of power, from spring 1989 to early 1990.

Director

Jens Becker, Thomas Grimm

Volker Koepp documents life in the Dorotheenstadt in Berlin-Mitte, which was called "Feuerland" in the 19th century.

Runtime

29m

Director

Volker Koepp

Former heads, senior officers and the rector of the MfS law school explain how the ministry functioned. The interviewees see themselves as legitimate actors with a clear mandate and political enemy image. They provide an insight into the techniques and routines of secret service work, psychological tricks during interrogations and the ...

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Jan Lorenzen, Christian Klemke

Cast

Kurt Zeiseweis, Gerhard Niebling, Karli Coburger

Kasper Mai, an export merchant and comrade with a “clean” record, discovers he is the prince of Hohenlohe-Liebenstein. His royal grandmother designates him as the heir to her estate. A private trip to her reveals that she does not want a NATO airbase built on her land. The GDR and his grandmother thus find a common interest, and a clev...

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Werner W. Wallroth

Cast

Rolf Ludwig, Regina Beyer, Jutta Wachowiak

The electrician Peter Drews is a brigadier at a Baltic Sea dockyard. His men are among the most reliable and diligent workers at the dockyard. Their motivation, however, increasingly suffers from Peter’s narcissism and imperiousness. Even his girlfriend Brigitte who is also a member of the brigade finds it increasingly difficult to acc...

Runtime

1h 22m

Director

Heinz Thiel

Cast

Frank Obermann, Regina Beyer, Klaus-Peter Thiele