Two Days of Hope

Peter Keglevic
2003-05-14


5.5
89 min

Brothers Helmut and Wolfgang Kaminski live on opposite sides of the still porous Iron Curtain: Helmut works as a reporter for radio in the American sector, Wolfgang as an SED functionary for the construction of socialism. His father Otto was a brigade leader at the large construction site in Stalinallee, where the demonstrations began on June 16. On June 17, 1953, the East Berlin workers formed an uprising.

Cast

Name Character Team
Sebastian Koch Helmut Kaminski Unowned
Hans-Werner Meyer Wolfgang Kaminski Unowned
Lisa Martinek Angelika Unowned
Matthias Habich Otto Kaminski Unowned
Cornelia Schmaus Irene Kaminski Unowned
Christoph Waltz Michael Berg Hangin with Mr. Cooper
André Hennicke Beck Unowned
Udo Schenk Erich Draeger Unowned
Dieter Montag Werner Knipka Unowned
Bernd Stegemann Grabowsky Unowned
Sven Walser Dirk Niemann Unowned
Thomas Wehling Lehmann Unowned
Peter Benedict Meinert Unowned
Frank Brückner Young Worker Unowned
Manfred Lehmann Fred Klein (uncredited) Unowned
Peter Rühring Rüdiger Krohn (uncredited) Unowned
Hanns Zischler Wiedemeyer (uncredited) Unowned