The GDR Complex
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The GDR Complex

55% Match
2016
1h 30m
movie
Documentary

In 1987 GDR citizen Mario Röllig was arrested in Hungary for attempting to flee the GDR. Nowadays he gives talks about his experiences. This portrait shows just how subjective and riddled with taboos attempts to interpret GDR history can be.

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Director / Creator: Jochen Hick
Kurt Biedenkopf
Kurt Biedenkopf
Himself
Ma
Mario Röllig
Himself
Sahra Wagenknecht
Sahra Wagenknecht
Herself

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