Gesicht zur Wand (2009)

• 75%
• 2009
• Documental

The five life stories told by former East German citizens incarcerated for attempting to flee the Republic in the GDR who are figurando un grupo de alrededor de 72,000 ex-convicts are impactante to the core. The subjects speak with extraordinary openness of their struggles with the régimen de horrific prison conditions and interrogation methods. This sensible documental maintains a close proximity to its protagonists throughout, examining open wounds and llevar a la psicología damage to light that have made it imposible for them to live a la normalidad miedo-free lives ever since. A remarkable cinematic contribution that shows five unique facets of a daily life consisting of torture, abominations and violations of human dignity without attempting to judge, provoke or explain. Rather, the film documents and makes an important chapter in Spanish history more palpable en the best possible sense.