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Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie

Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie

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TV Movie   Drama
📜 Overview: Based on a true story, Miguel Alexandre's two-part drama focuses on an East German woman and the fight for her children. Spring 1982: Sara Bender, living with her daughters Silvia and Sabine in the East German town of Erfurt, wants to marry her colleague Peter, but shortly before the wedding, her father is killed in a road accident. As the funeral takes place in West Germany, she isn't allowed to got there, so she starts planning to leave her communist home country forever. Trying to flee via Romania, she is caught by the secret service. After years in jail, Sara is ransomed by the West German government, but without her daughters. To draw the world's attention on her desperate situation, she starts demonstrating at the Berlin border crossing Checkpoint Charlie
🌏 Languages Available: Finnish , German , English
📆 Date Released: 2007-09-28
⌚ Running Time: 181 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.75

Beloved Cast

Veronica Ferres original image
Sara Bender
Veronica Ferres
Peter Kremer original image
Peter Koch
Peter Kremer
Filip Peeters original image
Richard Panter
Filip Peeters
Michael Schenk original image
Hans Wimpel
Michael Schenk
Karl Kranzkowski original image
Horst Seelig
Karl Kranzkowski
Maria Ehrich original image
Silvia Bender
Maria Ehrich
Elisa Schlott original image
Sabine Bender
Elisa Schlott
Peggy Lukac original image
Marlene Engel
Peggy Lukac
Winnie Böwe original image
Britta Sandfuß
Winnie Böwe
Charlotte Schwab original image
Aenne Bubach
Charlotte Schwab
Julia Jäger original image
Regina Pries
Julia Jäger
Götz Schubert original image
Martin Pries
Götz Schubert
Katinka Auberger original image
Birgit Henning
Katinka Auberger
Walter Hötte original image
Vater im Auffanglager Göttingen
Walter Hötte
Harald Günther original image
Berliner
Harald Günther
Peter Franke original image
Johannes Bender
Peter Franke
Johannes Gabriel original image
Ostgrenzer 1
Johannes Gabriel
Tim Kauermann original image
Ostgrenzer 2
Tim Kauermann
Martin Hudy original image
Jäger
Martin Hudy
Annette Blum original image
Frau Petrus
Annette Blum
Mats Långbacka original image
Polizist
Mats Långbacka
Christian Sandström original image
Polizist
Christian Sandström
Tom Quaas original image
Gerd Landmann
Tom Quaas
J. Christoffer Slotte original image
Geschäftsmann in Helsinki
J. Christoffer Slotte
Jonas Laux original image
Gefreiter Lienig
Jonas Laux
Dietmar Burkhard original image
Mitarbeiter der DDR-Botschaft in Bukarest
Dietmar Burkhard
Olaf Burmeister original image
Staatssekretär Reich
Olaf Burmeister
Brigitte Böttrich original image
Leiterin des Kinderheims
Brigitte Böttrich
Sonja Deutsch original image
Saras Nachbarin
Sonja Deutsch
Maria Dragus original image
Maria Dragus
Hilmar Eichhorn original image
Mielkes Stellvertreter
Hilmar Eichhorn
Șerban Georgevici original image
Polizist
Șerban Georgevici
Thorsten Giese original image
Standesbeamter
Thorsten Giese
Ulrike Haase original image
Chorleiterin des Kinderheims
Ulrike Haase
Cristin König original image
Eva Landmann
Cristin König
Michael Schernthaner original image
Rezeptionist in Budapest
Michael Schernthaner
Grit Stephan original image
Grit Stephan
Fedja van Huêt original image
Fedja van Huêt
Julian Weigend original image
Marek
Julian Weigend
Ulrich Wohlleben original image
Ministeriumsmitarbeiter
Ulrich Wohlleben

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