An die Grenze (2007)
Overview
19-year-old NVA soldier, Alex Karow, is sent to the West German-East German border in May 1974, shortly after Willy Brandt's resignation and during the World Cup. The army is dominated by brutal rituals, tolerated or used by the officers. Alex understands that the ideals of balance, democracy and human dignity are propaganda. The question of what happens when the other appears in the sights of the Kalashnikov occupies the soldiers day and night, interrupted almost exclusively by the games of the World Cup with the historic encounter between the GDR and the FRG. Alex draws strength from his love for Christine, a confident tractor driver who lives in the neighbouring village. Christine encourages him not to do what his father expects, but to follow his dream of becoming a photographer. But when her brother sends Alex's photo from the border fortifications to the West, everything gets out of control...
What is An die Grenze about?
19-year-old NVA soldier, Alex Karow, is sent to the West German-East German border in May 1974, shortly after Willy Brandt's resignation and during the World Cup. The army is dominated by brutal rituals, tolerated or used by the officers. Alex understands that the ideals of balance, democracy and human dignity are propaganda. The question of what happens when the other appears in the sights of the Kalashnikov occupies the soldiers day and night, interrupted almost exclusively by the games of the World Cup with the historic encounter between the GDR and the FRG. Alex draws strength from his love for Christine, a confident tractor driver who lives in the neighbouring village. Christine encourages him not to do what his father expects, but to follow his dream of becoming a photographer. But when her brother sends Alex's photo from the border fortifications to the West, everything gets out of control... An die Grenze is a Drama, History movie, released on 2007-07-27, runtime 106 minutes.
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Directed by
Urs Egger
Cast
- Jacob Matschenz as Alexander Karow
- Bernadette Heerwagen as Christine
- Max Riemelt as Gefreiter Kerner
- Florian Panzner as Gefreiter Gappa
- Corinna Harfouch as Frau Dobbs
- Jürgen Heinrich as Hauptmann Dobbs
- Dirk Borchardt as Hauptfeldwebel Kramm
- Frederick Lau as Knut
- Adrian Topol as Stalin
- Jutta Hoffmann as Großmutter
- Burghart Klaußner as Prof.Karow
- Axel Buchholz as Offizier
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