Eastern Cross (1991)
15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.
Director:
Michael Klier
Writers:
Michael Klier, Karin Aström.
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Laura Tonke as Elfie |
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Mirosław Baka as Darius |
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Suzanne von Borsody as Mutter |
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Stefan Cammann as Edmund |
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Gustaw Barwicki as Gustav |
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Henry Marcinkowski as Dicker Henry |
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Beatrice Manowski as Karla |
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Lutz Weidlich as Polizist |
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Michael Krause as Polizist |
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Sophie Rois as Friseuse |
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Martin Trettau as Großvater |
| Directing | Michael Klier | Director |
| Writing | Michael Klier | Screenplay |
| Camera | Sophie Maintigneux | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bettina Böhler | Editor |
| Writing | Karin Aström | Screenplay |
| Sound | Fred Frith | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Michael Klier | Producer |
