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Line of Separation

Line of Separation

20157.62 Seasons6 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

After the fall of the Third Reich, the small town of Tannbach is cruelly divided between East and West regimes and the town’s inhabitants suffer the consequences. A gripping historical drama exploring the devastating effects decades of conflict had on communities from the end of the Second War War to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Created by Silke Zertz
Written by Silke Zertz, Robert Thayenthal, Josephin von Thayenthal
Produced by Gabriela Sperl, Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann
NetworksZDF

Top Cast

Henriette Confurius

Henriette Confurius

Anna Erler

Heiner Lauterbach

Heiner Lauterbach

Georg von Striesow

Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck

Hilde Vöckler

Peter Schneider

Peter Schneider

Adolph Herrmann

Jonathan Berlin

Jonathan Berlin

Walter Imhoff

Alexander Held

Alexander Held

Franz Schober

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Robert Leonhardt

Florian Brückner

Florian Brückner

Heinrich Schober

Mercedes Müller

Mercedes Müller

Christa Schober

Johanna Bittenbinder

Johanna Bittenbinder

Kathi Schober

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Themes & Keywords

cold wariron curtainpost war germanyeast germanypost warpost war lifecollectivizationdivided family

About Line of Separation

Line of Separation is a drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of cold war, iron curtain, post war germany, east germany, post war, post war life. Created by Silke Zertz, it stars Henriette Confurius, Heiner Lauterbach, Martina Gedeck. After the fall of the Third Reich, the small town of Tannbach is cruelly divided between East and West regimes and the town’s inhabitants suffer the consequences. A gripping historical drama exploring the devastating effects decades of conflict had on communities from the end of the Second War War to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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