This film undertakes a journey into the amazing parallel universe of East Berlin’s fashion designers and experts in the art of survival. For, in the midst of the constraints of life in the GDR, there existed a fantasy world where it was possible to dance to another tune, be individual and even provocative. The most important characteristic of this bohemian scene was one’s per- sonal style. But this certainly wasn’t something that could be bought off the peg in the GDR. In this parallel universe it was up to you to create your own individual image – with your own hands. This film tells the story of the desires, the passion and the dreams that were tried and tested, lived and performed in the shadow of the Berlin Wall.
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Sabine von Oettingen
Herself
Frank - Jürgen Schäfer
himself
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István Imre
Marco Wilms
Frank Schäfer
Frank Schäfer
Kathrin Brinkmann
Robert Paris
himself
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So lange ich fliehen noch kann, da schütze ich mich
Marlen Burghardt
Marlen Burghardt
Jörg Jeshel
Carmen Cobos
Moritz Denis
Angelika Kroker
Angelika Kroker
Marco Wilms Director · István Imre Cinematographer Jörg Jeshel Cinematographer
First release February 7, 2009 · Produced in Germany · Production AVRO Television, Cobos Films B.V.
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ORF
Production
AVRO Television
Production
Cobos Films B.V.
Production
LOOKSfilm
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ZDF
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ARTE
Production
LOOKS
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
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Germany
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Original title
Ein Traum in Erdbeerfolie
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 7, 2009
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 13, 2010 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Finland
September 19, 2009 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 8, 2009 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
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