An die Grenze
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...
Director(s)
Urs Egger
Cast & Crew
An die Grenze FAQs
Urs Egger is the director of An die Grenze.
The cast of An die Grenze includes Frederick Lau as Knut, Max Riemelt as Gefreiter Kerner, Burghart Klaußner as Prof.Karow, Corinna Harfouch as Frau Dobbs, Dirk Borchardt as Hauptfeldwebel Kramm, Bernadette Heerwagen as Christine, Jacob Matschenz as Alexander Karow, Adrian Topol as Stalin, Florian Panzner as Gefreiter Gappa, Jürgen Heinrich as Hauptmann Dobbs, Jutta Hoffmann as Großmutter, and Axel Buchholz as Offizier.
The duration of An die Grenze is 1h 46 mins.
An die Grenze was released on 27 Jul 2007.
An die Grenze is listed under Drama and History on Fanbiz.
