The GDR Complex

The GDR Complex

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 10, 2016

In 1987 GDR citizen Mario Röllig was arrested in Hungary for attempting to flee the GDR. Nowadays he gives talks about his experiences. This portrait shows just how subjective and riddled with taboos attempts to interpret GDR history can be.

The GDR Complex

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 10, 2016

The GDR Complex
In 1987 GDR citizen Mario Röllig was arrested in Hungary for attempting to flee the GDR. Nowadays he gives talks about his experiences. This portrait shows just how subjective and riddled with taboos attempts to interpret GDR history can be.
Producers Galeria Alaska Productions
Original title Der Ost-Komplex
Directors Jochen Hick
Writers Jochen Hick

Cast

Kurt Biedenkopf

as Himself

Mario Röllig

as Himself

Sahra Wagenknecht

as Herself