An die Grenze

An die Grenze

2007 de 106 minutes

Rating: 5.4

Plot

19-year-old NVA soldier, Alex Karow, is sent to the West German-East German border in May 1974, shortly after Willy Brandt's resignation and during the World Cup. The army is dominated by brutal rituals, tolerated or used by the officers. Alex understands that the ideals of balance, democracy and human dignity are propaganda. The question of what happens when the other appears in the sights of the Kalashnikov occupies the soldiers day and night, interrupted almost exclusively by the games of the World Cup with the historic encounter between the GDR and the FRG. Alex draws strength from his love for Christine, a confident tractor driver who lives in the neighbouring village. Christine encourages him not to do what his father expects, but to follow his dream of becoming a photographer. But when her brother sends Alex's photo from the border fortifications to the West, everything gets out of control...

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Cast

Jacob Matschenz

Jacob Matschenz

Alexander Karow

Bernadette Heerwagen

Bernadette Heerwagen

Christine

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Gefreiter Kerner

Florian Panzner

Florian Panzner

Gefreiter Gappa

Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Frau Dobbs

Jürgen Heinrich

Jürgen Heinrich

Hauptmann Dobbs

Dirk Borchardt

Dirk Borchardt

Hauptfeldwebel Kramm

Frederick Lau

Frederick Lau

Knut

Adrian Topol

Adrian Topol

Stalin

Jutta Hoffmann

Jutta Hoffmann

Großmutter

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Prof.Karow

Axel Buchholz

Axel Buchholz

Offizier

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