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Eastern Cross

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.

1h 23m1991TMDb 6.7

DramaTV Movie

German

Crew and Cast

Michael KlierDirectorLaura TonkeLaura TonkeElfieMirosław BakaMirosław BakaDariusSuzanne von BorsodySuzanne von BorsodyMutter
Stefan CammannEdmund
Gustaw BarwickiGustav
Henry MarcinkowskiDicker HenryBeatrice ManowskiBeatrice ManowskiKarla
Lutz WeidlichPolizist
Michael KrausePolizistSophie RoisSophie RoisFriseuseMartin TrettauMartin TrettauGroßvater

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
Ostkreuz
Status
Released
Released
23 July 1991
Runtime
1h 23m
TMDB score
6.7 / 10 (11 votes)

Production

Director
Michael Klier
Writers
Michael Klier, Karin Aström
Studios
Michael Klier Film
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German