Imbiss Spezial

Imbiss Spezial

27 mins | Documentary | Oct. 6, 1990

The lower level of Lichtenberg Station in Belin in early October 1989: the beginning of the end for the GDR. In the snack bar, the staff are catering for travellers of every kind while in the background the authorities maintain a flow of triumphal statements, but those months between August and October come to feel like sitting out the death throes. Careful observation of people and their work as the current of history suddenly becomes perceptible.

Imbiss Spezial

27 mins | Documentary | Oct. 6, 1990

Imbiss Spezial
The lower level of Lichtenberg Station in Belin in early October 1989: the beginning of the end for the GDR. In the snack bar, the staff are catering for travellers of every kind while in the background the authorities maintain a flow of triumphal statements, but those months between August and October come to feel like sitting out the death throes. Careful observation of people and their work as the current of history suddenly becomes perceptible.
Producers DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Original title Imbiss Spezial
Directors Thomas Heise
Writers Thomas Heise

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