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Böseckendorf - Die Nacht, in der ein Dorf verschwand

Böseckendorf - Die Nacht, in der ein Dorf verschwand

20093.01h 36m

Overview

Autumn 1961: The GDR regime secures the border between the workers' and peasants' state and the class enemy in the West. To ensure this, the leadership also orders the use of firearms against those fleeing the republic. In Böseckendorf, close to the border, people are not prepared to accept this development. When one of the residents accidentally learns of a secret plan from the SED district leadership, which reveals that all unruly residents are to be forcibly relocated in just a few days, the people of Böseckendorf spontaneously decide to flee en masse. But can an entire village escape the GDR state power unnoticed overnight?

Directed by Oliver Dommenget
Written by Dominik Frankowski, Thomas Pauli, Daniel Maximilian
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Top Cast

Anna Loos

Anna Loos

Tonia Lantz

Thure Riefenstein

Thure Riefenstein

Manfred 'Manni' Lantz

Andreas Pietschmann

Andreas Pietschmann

Harald Bittmann

Johannes Brandrup

Johannes Brandrup

Robert Grewe

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Pfarrer

Rebecca Immanuel

Rebecca Immanuel

Jutta Marx

David C. Bunners

David C. Bunners

Dr. Walter Berger

Marie Gruber

Marie Gruber

Elisabeth 'Elli' Schmidt

Esther Zimmering

Esther Zimmering

Christa

Rainer Piwek

Rainer Piwek

Karl

About Böseckendorf - Die Nacht, in der ein Dorf verschwand

Böseckendorf - Die Nacht, in der ein Dorf verschwand is a drama, history film released in 2009. Directed by Oliver Dommenget, it stars Anna Loos, Thure Riefenstein, Andreas Pietschmann. Autumn 1961: The GDR regime secures the border between the workers' and peasants' state and the class enemy in the West. To ensure this, the leadership also orders the use of firearms against those fleeing the republic. In Böseckendorf, close to the border, people are not prepared to accept this development. When one of the residents accidentally learns of a secret plan from the SED district leadership, which reveals that all unruly residents are to be forcibly relocated in just a few days, the people of Böseckendorf spontaneously decide to flee en masse. But can an entire village escape the GDR state power unnoticed overnight?

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