The GDR Complex

Original title: Der Ost-Komplex
Duration: 90 min
Release date: 2016-11-10
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In 1987 GDR citizen Mario Röllig was arrested in Hungary for attempting to flee the GDR. Nowadays he gives talks about his experiences. This portrait shows just how subjective and riddled with taboos attempts to interpret GDR history can be.

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Der Ost-Komplex

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