Eastern Cross (1991)

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Eastern Cross on IMDb 6.7/10 72 votes

Released:
1991-07-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
Michael Klier

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

  • Cast:
  • Laura Tonke
    as
    Elfie
  • Mirosław Baka
    as
    Darius
  • Suzanne von Borsody
    as
    Mutter
  • Stefan Cammann
    as
    Edmund
  • Gustaw Barwicki
    as
    Gustav