Die Mauer – Berlin '61

Die Mauer – Berlin '61 (2006)

Drama History

August 1961: To earn a bit of West German money, East Berlin "plaselayer" Hans Kuhlke smuggles scrap metal to his friend Erwin Sawatzke in West Berlin. One evening, he and his wife are invited to the Sawatzkes' house. Meanwhile, their son Paul stays with a friend in East Berlin. On this summer night, the political situation in Berlin comes to a dramatic head: the borders are closed and the construction of the Wall is initiated. The disappearance of his parents leaves 14-year-old pioneer Paul torn between family ties and loyalty to the party. At the last second, he sees through his role in the system and is taken in by his piano teacher. Together they plan their escape to the West - but it turns into a race against time.

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  • Release Date: 2006-09-29
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Director: Hartmut Schoen

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    • Cast

    • Iris Berben

      Lavinia Kellermann

    • Johanna Gastdorf

      Renate Sawatzke

    • Heino Ferch

      Hans Kuhlke

    • Inka Friedrich

      Katharina Kuhlke

    • Sybille J. Schedwill

      Frau im Zug

    • Axel Prahl

      Erwin Sawatzke

    • Frederick Lau

      Paul Kuhlke

    • Wilfried Hochholdinger

      FDJ-Funktionär und Erzieher

    • Marie Gruber

      Nachbarin

    • Ralf Dittrich

    • Ralph Misske

      Mitarbeiter Beratungsstelle für Flüchtlinge

    • George Lenz

      Fotograf Robert Bräutigam

    • Oliver Wnuk

      Ausweiskontrolleur im Zug

    • Jule Gartzke

      Franziska

    • Lisa Altenpohl

      Flüchtling

    • Axel Buchholz

      Volkspolizist

    • Linda Engelhardt

      Passantin

    • Jan Hasenfuß

      Grenzsoldat

    • Stefan Clemens Lallecke

      Erich

    • Siri Moldenhawer

      Jugendliche

    • Sebastian Rüger

    • Ulrike Schirm

    • Christine Schorn

      Kioskbesitzerin

    • Ivan Shvedoff

    • Thomas Nero Wolff

      Erzähler (voice)