09 Jan 1964
The Pit and the Pendulum
A haunting short version of Edgar Allan Poe's famous story about a cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on a victim of the Spanish Inquisition...
Berlin is in Germany
When Martin, a former GDR citizen, is released from jail, he lately becomes confronted with the consequences of the German re-unification.
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Jörg Schüttauf Martin
Julia Jäger Manuela
Tom Jahn Peter
Valentin Plătăreanu Victor
Edita Malovčić Ludmilla
Robert Lohr Wolfgang
Robin Becker Rokko
Carmen-Maja Antoni Bewährungshelferin
Dirk Borchardt Kurt Kanz
Rainer Reiners Gefängniswärter
Oscar Martínez Enrique
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