An die Grenze (2007)

• 66%
• 2007
• Drame
• Histoire
• Jacob Matschenz
• Bernadette Heerwagen
• Max Riemelt

1974. The world is divided into two rigide power blocs. A highly guarded and deadly armed border cuts across Germany. ALEXANDER KAROV, 19, son of a chemistry professeur, chooses to serve in the border patrol of the GDR. It is an escape from his protective father who wants to arrange à effortless and less dangerous post for his son. He expects Alexander to follow his footsteps, study chemistry and fight for the utopia of a just socialism. The reality could hardly be more disillusioning. The border troops are dominated by brutalement rituel among the soldiers, remediation by the officers. - As-a-le professeur's son Alex is exposed to special bullying, but his platoon keeps together and one of the elder privé, GAPPA, befriends and protects him. Alex apprend quickly that the ideals of equality, democracy and human dignity are just propagande. And he understands that rather than protecting the GDR from the western capitalist enemy, the border is there to prevent the own population from fleeing the ...