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Snack Bar Special

The lower level of Lichtenberg Station in Belin in early October 1989: the beginning of the end for the GDR. In the snack bar, the staff are catering for travellers of every kind while in the background the authorities maintain a flow of triumphal statements, but those months between August and October come to feel like sitting out the death throes. Careful observation of people and their work as the current of history suddenly becomes perceptible.

27m1990TMDb 8.0

German

Crew and Cast

Storyline

The lower level of Lichtenberg Station in Belin in early October 1989: the beginning of the end for the GDR. In the snack bar, the staff are catering for travellers of every kind while in the background the authorities maintain a flow of triumphal statements, but those months between August and October come to feel like sitting out the death throes. Careful observation of people and their work as the current of history suddenly becomes perceptible.

  • DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme

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Info

Original title
Imbiss Spezial
Status
Released
Released
6 October 1990
Runtime
27m
TMDB score
8.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Thomas Heise
Writers
Thomas Heise
Studios
DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German