Die Klasse - Berlin '61 (2015)
In the motley final-year class 13e at Kepler School in Neukölln, children who have moved to the western part of the city legally as well as border crossers who live in East Berlin but commute to the West every day come together for lessons every day. After the school-leavers had completed their written exams in July 1961, they faced their oral exams after the summer vacation in September. But when the Berlin Wall was built in August, Berlin was divided and torn apart from one day to the next - including class 13e. The students from the eastern part of the city quickly have to make a difficult decision: should they attempt to cross the border or throw their dreams of the future to the wind?
Director: Ben von Grafenstein
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Isabel Bongard as Anke |
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Johannes Klaußner as Eckhardt |
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Alexander Pensel as Christian |
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Jella Haase as Eva |
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Vincent Redetzki as Rüdiger |
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Sarah Horváth as Heidi |
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Holger Daemgen as Trapomann 1 |
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Lena Klenke as Bärbel |
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Horst Kotterba as Herr Dämlich |
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Axel Wandtke as Schulleiter Ost |
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Uwe Preuss as Stasi-Beamter |
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Maren Eggert as Frau Lesemann |
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Felix Kramer as AZKW 1 |
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Thomas Wehling as MFS |
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Till Valentin Winter as Westschüler |
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Daniel Zillmann as |
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Stefan Lochau as AKZW Meier |
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Gerdy Zint as Vorarbeiter |
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Wieland Schönfelder as Manfred |
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Nicolaas van Diepen as Guido |
| Directing | Ben von Grafenstein | Director |
| Writing | Ben von Grafenstein | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Klette | Writer |
| Writing | Dagmar Wittmers | Writer |
| Crew | Raphael Beinder | Cinematography |
| Editing | Ollie Lanvermann | Editor |