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Sep 7, 2007 · A highly guarded and deadly armed border cuts across Germany. ALEXANDER KAROW, 19, son of a chemistry professor, chooses to serve in the border patrols of the GDR. It is an escape from his protective father who wants to arrange an effortless and less dangerous post for his son.
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- Drama, Romance
- Urs Egger
- 2007-09-07
Jul 27, 2007 · 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 ...
A highly guarded and deadly armed border cuts across Germany. Alexander Karow, 19, son of a chemistry professor, chooses to serve in the border patrols of the GDR.
- Drama
- Johannes Kobilke
- Urs Egger
An die Grenze manages to escape much of the "Ostalgie" (longing back for East Germany) one finds in so many films about the former DDR. It traces the story of an idealistic young border guard who wants to escape the privileges which his academic father's position affords him.
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 ...
Sep 7, 2007 · A highly guarded and deadly armed border cuts across Germany. ALEXANDER KAROW, 19, son of a chemistry professor, chooses to serve in the border patrols of the GDR. It is an escape from his protective father who wants to arrange an effortless and less dangerous post for his son.
An die Grenze plot May 1974, a month before the start of the World Cup in the Federal Republic of Germany and shortly after the resignation of Prime Minister Willy Brandt: the world is divided into two static power blocs.
