Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt

Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt

89 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Dec. 2, 2020

After the end of the GDR, thrashings, threats and hunts were part of everyday life. In the years after the reunification of the early 1990s, hatred, racism and violence against foreigners and supporters of leftist ideology broken out in Eastern Germany. Most of those involved was young people. In many cities and towns, the streets and squares belonged to the right-wing scene, organized in neo-Nazi comradeships. Bomber jackets, combat boots and the Hitler salute showed the intimidated rest where they were. The baseball bat was a popular weapon. There were riots, attacks on asylum seekers' homes, mass brawls and hunt downs to those who look or think differently. It doesn't took long and the first deaths were to be mourned. The majority of the Eastern German population looked the other way or even applauded the deeds. A bad omen for the political development of later years. In six film segments, a team of authors take a look at the time reflected in interviews with contemporary witnesses.

Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt

89 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Dec. 2, 2020

Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt
After the end of the GDR, thrashings, threats and hunts were part of everyday life. In the years after the reunification of the early 1990s, hatred, racism and violence against foreigners and supporters of leftist ideology broken out in Eastern Germany. Most of those involved was young people. In many cities and towns, the streets and squares belonged to the right-wing scene, organized in neo-Nazi comradeships. Bomber jackets, combat boots and the Hitler salute showed the intimidated rest where they were. The baseball bat was a popular weapon. There were riots, attacks on asylum seekers' homes, mass brawls and hunt downs to those who look or think differently. It doesn't took long and the first deaths were to be mourned. The majority of the Eastern German population looked the other way or even applauded the deeds. A bad omen for the political development of later years. In six film segments, a team of authors take a look at the time reflected in interviews with contemporary witnesses.

Cast

Nurcan Özdemir

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Christian Bangel

as Self - Interviewee

Klaus Baldauf

as Self - Interviewee

Marcus Reinert

as Self - Interviewee

René Wilke

as Self - Interviewee

David Begrich

as Self - Interviewee

Gabriele Herbst

as Self - Interviewee

Wolfgang Kaleck

as Self - Interviewee

Wolfgang Mönckmeyer

as Self - Interviewee

Dennis H.

as Self - Interviewee

Juliana Gombe

as Self - Interviewee

Mustafa Hussein

as Self - Interviewee

Augusto Jone Munjunga

as Self - Interviewee

Moises Myuma

as Self - Interviewee

Uta Leichsenring

as Self - Interviewee

Volker Schäfer

as Self - Interviewee

Heinz-Joachim Lohmann

as Self - Interviewee

Steven Hartung

as Self - Interviewee

Fabian Wichmann

as Self - Interviewee

Nguyen Dinh Khoi

as Self - Interviewee

Nguyen Lan Chi

as Self - Interviewee

Björn Höcke

as Self - Orator

Alexander Gauland

as Self - Orator

Amadeu António

as Self (archive footage)

Ulrich Laser

as Self (archive footage)