12 Sep 2019
The Painted Bird
After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.
Tage des Sturms
On June 17, 1953, there was an outrageous action between the Elbe and the Oder: the people in the GDR refused obedience to their political leadership. The story takes place in Bitterfeld and tells the story of a family involved in the political events around 17 June.
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Peter Sodann Alfred Mannschatz
Thekla Carola Wied Hertha Mannschatz
Wotan Wilke Möhring Hartmut Brücken
Franziska Petri Claudia Brücken
Hans Peter Hallwachs Bruno Pfefferkorn
Ludwig Blochberger Jugendlicher
Bruno F. Apitz Harald Bietrich
Günter Kurze Postbeamter
Franz Sodann Heinz
Ernst-Georg Schwill
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