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The Last Summer of the GDR: Freedom and Anarchy

The Last Summer of the GDR: Freedom and Anarchy

2024•44m
DocumentaryHistory

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, citizens of East Germany had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. New-found freedoms were a breath of fresh air for many but in the chaos leading up to reunification with West Germany, the experience was also disconcerting.

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fernsehkombinat GmbH & Co. KG

Language

DE

Status

Released

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Cast

Susanne Reuter

Self - Narrator (voice)

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