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Eastern Cross

Eastern Cross

★ 6.7/10•1991•1h 23m•0•Drama•TV Movie

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

Michael Klier · Director

Michael Klier · Screenplay

Karin Aström · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 23m
LanguageDE
Release DateJul 23, 1991

Actors

Laura Tonke

Laura Tonke

Elfie

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Darius

Suzanne von Borsody

Suzanne von Borsody

Mutter

Stefan Cammann

Edmund

Gustaw Barwicki

Gustav

Henry Marcinkowski

Dicker Henry

Beatrice Manowski

Beatrice Manowski

Karla

Lutz Weidlich

Polizist

Michael Krause

Polizist

Sophie Rois

Sophie Rois

Friseuse

Martin Trettau

Großvater

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