An die Grenze

Synopsis

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 the Kalashnikov occupies the soldiers day and night, interrupted almost exclusively by the games of the World Cup with the historic encounter between the GDR and the FRG. Alex draws strength from his love for Christine, a confident tractor driver who lives in the neighbouring village. Christine encourages him not to do what his father expects, but to follow his dream of becoming a photographer. But when her brother sends Alex's photo from the border fortifications to the West, everything gets out of control...

Main Cast

Jacob Matschenz

Alexander Karow

Age : 40 | Popularity : 6%

Bernadette Heerwagen

Christine

Age : 46 | Popularity : 7%

Max Riemelt

Gefreiter Kerner

Age : 40 | Popularity : 14%

Florian Panzner

Gefreiter Gappa

Age : 47 | Popularity : 3%

Corinna Harfouch

Frau Dobbs

Age : 69 | Popularity : 6%

Jürgen Heinrich

Hauptmann Dobbs

Age : 78 | Popularity : 4%

Dirk Borchardt

Hauptfeldwebel Kramm

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Frederick Lau

Knut

Age : 34 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Casting	Simone Bär
	Producer	Christian Granderath
	Production Manager	Peter Hartwig
	Executive Producer	Liane Retzlaff
Camera	Director of Photography	Martin Kukula
Art	Production Design	Alexander Scherer
Directing	Director	Urs Egger
Writing	Screenplay	Stefan Kolditz
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Andrea Schein
Department	Role	Name

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