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Open the Wall

2014 · 88 min

A wry, human-scale comedy of confusion and quiet relief, watching ordinary officials fumble through a historic night.

Directed by
Christian Schwochow
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Charly Hübner, Milan Peschel, Ulrich Matthes
Overview
A lighthearted look at the opening of the border crossing of Bornholmer Straße in Berlin from the point of view of the confused border guards.

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Directed by
Christian Schwochow
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Charly Hübner, Milan Peschel, Ulrich Matthes
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • freedom
  • identity
  • work
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Christian Schwochow
Written by
Heide Schwochow, Rainer Schwochow, Gerhard Haase-Hindenberg
Starring
Charly Hübner, Milan Peschel, Ulrich Matthes, Rainer Bock, Max Hopp, Frederick Lau, Ludwig Trepte, Robert Gallinowski
Cinematography
Frank Lamm
Runtime
88 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, Czech, English

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