East Berlin, October 7, 1989: While the state elite was celebrating the GDR's 40th birthday before the eyes of the world, resistance was forming in the streets. Guests celebrated in the Palace of the Republic in Berlin. In front of it, people loudly demanded reforms. There were also demonstrations outside Berlin, for example in Plauen. The situation escalates ...
Producer: Leopold Hoesch
Writer: Torsten Körner, Heike Bittner
Director of Photography: Torbjörn Karvang, Thomas Keffel, Jean Schablin, Erik Schimschar
Director: Heike Bittner, Torsten Körner