04 Apr 1979
Ocana, der Engel der in der Qual singt
Legendary drag performer Ocaña in performance with a cardboard Marilyn on the west side of the Berlin Wall.
Generation '89 - Growing up in the year of change
The documentary tells the story of the reunification from the perspective of six teenagers from East Germany.
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