GERMANY · 1964

Divided Heaven

Konrad Wolf
New German Cinema Cold War division forbidden love political disillusionment East Germany personal sacrifice
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After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …

Year1964
CountryGermany
DirectorKonrad Wolf
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