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The Silent Revolution

The Silent Revolution

East Germany, 1956. One minute of silence changed their lives forever.

2018•1h 52m•7.4/10
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7.4/10(256)

In 1956 Stalinstadt, East Germany, during the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, local teenagers perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.

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Production

Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH, StudioCanal, WunderWerk, Zero One Film, ZDF

Language

DE

Status

Released

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Cast

Leonard Scheicher

Leonard Scheicher

Theo Lemke

Tom Gramenz

Tom Gramenz

Kurt Wächter

Lena Klenke

Lena Klenke

Lena

Isaiah Michalski

Paul

Jonas Dassler

Jonas Dassler

Erik Babinsky

Nora Labisch

Klara Winkler

Nele Labisch

Regina Winkler

Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

Hermann Lemke

Carina Wiese

Carina Wiese

Irmgard Lemke

Florian Lukas

Florian Lukas

Principal Schwarz

Jördis Triebel

Jördis Triebel

Frau Kessler

Daniel Krauss

Daniel Krauss

Free German Youth Secretary Lange

Michael Gwisdek

Michael Gwisdek

Edgar

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Minister of National Education Lange

Max Hopp

Max Hopp

Hans Wächter

Judith Engel

Judith Engel

Anna Wächter

Rolf Kanies

Rolf Kanies

Wardetzki

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