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Europe's Deadliest Border: Czechoslovakia's Iron Curtain

2022 · 53 min

A sober, quietly harrowing history lesson that makes a lethal Cold War frontier feel immediate and human.

Genres
Documentary, History, Tv movie
Overview
During the Cold War, many of those who tried to flee westward across the dangerous and blurred line separating communist Czechoslovakia from freedom were gunned down: the story of Europe's deadliest border.

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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • freedom
    • survival
    • violence
    • politics
    • death
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Genres
    documentary, history, tv movie
    Directed by
    Oliver Halmburger
    Starring
    Axel Milberg, Jonathan Beck, Peter Lichteneber, Luis Lüps, Zora Thiessen, Stan Holoubek, Sarah-Lavinia Schmidbauer
    Music
    Markus Lehmann-Horn
    Cinematography
    Florian Epple, Tobias Corts
    Runtime
    53 min
    Country
    Austria, Czech Republic, Germany
    Languages
    German

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