Summary This TV movie focuses on an average East German citizen, who accidentally becomes a Cold War victim. Shortly before his wedding day, East German Stephan Busemann goes to West Germany to attend his brother Hubert's fiftieth birthday. At the same time, his son Martin and his daughter-in-law Bettina flee their communist home country in a balloon, what Stephan didn't know. As the East Germans believe he helped them to escape, he isn't allowed to return, so Martin writes a letter to the country's leader Erich Honecker. However, now the West Germans think that Stephan is a spy... View more details
Directed : Hajo Gies
Written : Uwe Wilhelm Hans-Werner Honert Peter Gust
Stars : Jürgen Tarrach Steffen Groth Katrin Sass Wolfgang Stumph
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Oct 2, 2007
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : Gattersburg, Grimma, Saxony, Germany
Production companies : Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) Saxonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft
Summary This TV movie focuses on an average East German citizen, who accidentally becomes a Cold War victim. Shortly before his wedding day, East German Stephan Busemann goes to West Germany to attend his brother Hubert's fiftieth birthday. At the same time, his son Martin and his daughter-in-law Bettina flee their communist home country in a balloon, what Stephan didn't know. As the East Germans believe he helped them to escape, he isn't allowed to return, so Martin writes a letter to the country's leader Erich Honecker. However, now the West Germans think that Stephan is a spy... View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Oct 2, 2007
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : Gattersburg, Grimma, Saxony, Germany
Production companies : Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) Saxonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft