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Westler: East of the Wall

1985 · 94 min

A quiet, bittersweet romance shadowed by political division, watching lovers navigate a wall that makes every meeting feel borrowed and fragile.

Overview
Felix from West-Berlin falls in love with Thomas in East-Berlin. At first they keep their relationship going by regular visits from Felix, but the curfew forces him to return every evening. When the East-German authorities become suspicious, Thomas decides to try and flee to the West.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • politics
  • freedom
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Wieland Speck
Written by
Egbert Hörmann, Wieland Speck
Starring
Sigurd Rachman, Rainer Strecker, Andy Lucas, Harry Baer, Christoph Eichhorn, Thomas Kretschmann, Andreas Bernhardt, Zazie de Paris
Cinematography
Klemens Becker
Runtime
94 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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