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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...

1h 46m

German (de-DE)

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An die Grenze

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Der 19-Jährige NVA-Soldat Alex Karow wird im Mai 1974 kurz nach dem Rücktritt Willy Brandts und während der Fußballweltmeisterschaften an die deutsch-deutsche Grenze geschickt. Für diese Entscheidung trägt Alex selbst die Verantwortung. So glaubt er, sich seinem dominanten Vater, einem renommierten Ost-Berliner Chemieprofessor, entziehen zu können. Dieser erwartet, dass sein Sohn in seine Fußstapfen tritt und Chemie studiert. Die Realität an der neuen Arbeitsstelle könnte kaum ernüchternder sein. Die Armee wird von brutalen Ritualen der EK-Bewegung beherrscht, geduldet oder benutzt von den Offizieren. Als Sohn eines Professors ist Alex besonderen Schikanen ausgesetzt, doch seine Gruppe hält zusammen, und einer der Gefreiten, Gappa, stellt Alex unter seinen Schutz. Alex begreift, dass die Ideale von Gleichheit, Demokratie und Menschenwürde Propaganda sind.

1h 45m

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