The East German border: 836 miles of barbed-wire walls, automated machine guns, armed guards, and deadly land mines. On September 15, 1979 two families tried to cross it.
6.1
107 min
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.
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John Hurt | Peter Strelzyk | Unowned |
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Jane Alexander | Doris Strelzyk | Unowned |
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Beau Bridges | Guenter Wetzel | Unowned |
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Glynnis O'Connor | Petra Wetzel | Unowned |
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Klaus Löwitsch | Schmolk | Unowned |
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Sky du Mont | Ziegler | Unowned |
| Günter Meisner | Major Koerner | Unowned | |
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Doug McKeon | Unowned | |
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Kay Walsh | Unowned | |
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Ian Bannen | Unowned | |
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Jan Niklas | Unowned | |
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Carola Höhn | Unowned |