Die Mauer – Berlin '61

Die Mauer – Berlin '61 (2006)

DramaHistory

August 1961: To earn a bit of West German money, East Berlin "plaselayer" Hans Kuhlke smuggles scrap metal to his friend Erwin Sawatzke in West Berlin. One evening, he and his wife are invited to the Sawatzkes' house. Meanwhile, their son Paul stays with a friend in East Berlin. On this summer night, the political situation in Berlin comes to a dramatic head: the borders are closed and the construction of the Wall is initiated. The disappearance of his parents leaves 14-year-old pioneer Paul torn between family ties and loyalty to the party. At the last second, he sees through his role in the system and is taken in by his piano teacher. Together they plan their escape to the West - but it turns into a race against time.

Director: Hartmut Schoen

Casts

	Iris Berben as Lavinia Kellermann
	Johanna Gastdorf as Renate Sawatzke
	Heino Ferch as Hans Kuhlke
	Inka Friedrich as Katharina Kuhlke
	Sybille J. Schedwill as Frau im Zug
	Axel Prahl as Erwin Sawatzke
	Frederick Lau as Paul Kuhlke
	Wilfried Hochholdinger as FDJ-Funktionär und Erzieher
	Marie Gruber as Nachbarin
	Ralf Dittrich as
	Ralph Misske as Mitarbeiter Beratungsstelle für Flüchtlinge
	George Lenz as Fotograf Robert Bräutigam
	Oliver Wnuk as Ausweiskontrolleur im Zug
	Jule Gartzke as Franziska
	Lisa Altenpohl as Flüchtling
	Axel Buchholz as Volkspolizist
	Linda Engelhardt as Passantin
	Jan Hasenfuß as Grenzsoldat
	Stefan Clemens Lallecke as Erich
	Siri Moldenhawer as Jugendliche
	Sebastian Rüger as
	Ulrike Schirm as
	Christine Schorn as Kioskbesitzerin
	Ivan Shvedoff as
	Thomas Nero Wolff as Erzähler (voice)

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