This TV movie focuses on an average East German citizen, who accidentally becomes a Cold War victim. Shortly before his wedding day, East German Stephan Busemann goes to West Germany to attend his brother Hubert's fiftieth birthday. At the same time, his son Martin and his daughter-in-law Bettina flee their communist home country in a balloon, what Stephan didn't know. As the East Germans believe he helped them to escape, he isn't allowed to return, so Martin writes a letter to the country's leader Erich Honecker. However, now the West Germans think that Stephan is a spy.
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Cast
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Wolfgang Stumph
Stephan Busemann
Known for
100 Things
Go Trabi Go
Katrin Sass
Eva Linde
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
Dogs of Berlin
Hajo Gies
Peter Gust
Jürgen Tarrach
Hubert Busemann
Known for
The Reader
I'm Your Man
Hans-Werner Honert
Katrin Saß
Eva Linde
Steffen Groth
Martin Busemann
Known for
Go for Zucker
A Friend of Mine
Uwe Wilhelm
Michael Schmidt
Winnie Böwe
Bettina Busemann
Known for
Bibi & Tina
Combat Girls
Sven Sund
Hajo Gies Director
First release October 3, 2007 · Produced in Germany · Production Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
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ARD
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Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 3, 2007
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No release date listed for United States.
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