Eastern Cross
Eastern Cross

Eastern Cross

6.3(9 votes)
1991
1h 23m
Drama
TV Movie

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

Production

Michael Klier Film

Cast

Laura Tonke

Laura Tonke

Elfie

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Darius

Suzanne von Borsody

Suzanne von Borsody

Mutter

Stefan Cammann

Stefan Cammann

Edmund

Gustaw Barwicki

Gustaw Barwicki

Gustav

Henry Marcinkowski

Henry Marcinkowski

Dicker Henry

Beatrice Manowski

Beatrice Manowski

Karla

Lutz Weidlich

Lutz Weidlich

Polizist

Michael Krause

Michael Krause

Polizist

Sophie Rois

Sophie Rois

Friseuse

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