Drama ·TV Movie · Germany · 1991 · 1h 23m

Eastern Cross

Ostkreuz

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Director
Michael Klier
Cast
Laura Tonke as Elfie Mirosław Baka as Darius Suzanne von Borsody as Mutter Stefan Cammann as Edmund Gustaw Barwicki as Gustav Henry Marcinkowski as Dicker Henry
Crew
Sophie Maintigneux — Director of Photography Bettina Böhler — Editor Fred Frith — Original Music Composer Michael Klier — Screenplay Karin Aström — Screenplay Michael Klier — Producer
Synopsis

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

Mood & Themes
prostitutesingle parentberlin walleastern germanyeast berlincrookhoodlum
Key Collaborators
Michael Klier Director Sophie Maintigneux Director of Photography Bettina Böhler Editor Fred Frith Original Music Composer Michael Klier Screenplay Karin Aström Screenplay Michael Klier Producer
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