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The Burning Wall (2002)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:6

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.3/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Nov 20, 2002 Limited

Synopsis: Between 1949 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Stasi--a secret police force numbering over 100,000 agents and comprised mainly of ordinary citizens--inflicted psychological warfare on... Between 1949 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Stasi--a secret police force numbering over 100,000 agents and comprised mainly of ordinary citizens--inflicted psychological warfare on "enemies of the state" in East Germany [German Democratic Republic (GDR)]. Filmmaker Hava Kohav Beller investigates this period using archived images, film clips, and interviews with both former Stasi members and those deemed dissenters. The result is a thought-provoking look at the political history of the GDR and the nature of dissent and resistance within its boundaries. Writers, artists, and intellectuals who were subjects of Stasi surveillance and mind games discuss the effects that living in such conditions had on their lives. Just as intriguing are the former Stasi agents, most of whom show no remorse for their role in spying on their fellow countrymen. The personal stories that are shared are inspiring, but it is the footage of the Berlin Wall being constructed and ultimately coming down that provokes the most emotion. Among those interviewed are Czech statesman Vaclav Havel, author Günter Grass, and balladeer Wolf Biermann. [More]

Director: Hava Kohav Beller

Director: Hava Kohav Beller
Screenwriter: Hava Kohav Beller
Producer: Hava Kohav Beller

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02/09/06
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…not a frame of film is wasted in telling its story of lives tortured, drugged, humiliated, and terrorized by fascist, pro-communist ideology.

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Elias Savada
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A balanced, thorough and well-documented chronicle of how one Germany became two, then one again.

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Michael O'Sullivan
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Beller's history of dissent in the German Democratic Republic is admirably concise and surprisingly thorough.

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11/20/02
Ken Fox
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As familiar as much of this history may be, to hear it recounted by those who lived it lends it a new emotional immediacy.

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11/20/02
Stephen Holden
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A frightening look at Communist-controlled East Germany.

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V.A. Musetto
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On the surface, Beller's film is an acute primer on mid-century socialist statism gone inevitably screwy, but beneath it, there's something to be gleaned about the psychology of German nationhood.

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11/19/02
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