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Beyond the Berlin Wall - Reports from Stasi Prisoners

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Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three former political prisoners recall their moments of violation and humiliation in the clutches of state security in East Berlin and their experiences in the then Hohenschönhausen Interrogation Centre. This documentary offers an insight into their individual experiences of this period in and out of prison, from a historical and personal point of view. The stories of Edda Schönherz, a former TV news presenter, Hans-Joachim (Akki) Lietzsche, a former window dresser, and Matthias Leupold, a fashion magazine driver at the time, will make you reflect not only about the past but also about the present.

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Abhiroop Banerjee

Director

Berglind Sóley Elstermann Jansdóttir

Director

Marcela Faganello Galluzzi

Director

Matthias Leupold

Director

Edda Schönherz

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Matthias Leupold

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Synopsis Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three former political prisoners recall their moments of violation and humiliation in the clutches of state security in East Berlin and their experiences in the then Hohenschönhausen Interrogation Centre. This documentary offers an insight into their individual experiences of this period in and out of prison, from a historical and personal point of view. The stories of Edda Schönherz, a former TV news presenter, Hans-Joachim (Akki) Lietzsche, a former window dresser, and Matthias Leupold, a fashion magazine driver at the time, will make you reflect not only about the past but also about the present.
Director
Abhiroop Banerjee, Berglind Sóley Elstermann Jansdóttir, Marcela Faganello Galluzzi, Matthias Leupold
Producer
Matthias Leupold
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 1m