Highway East (2004)

Original title

Autobahn Ost

Directed by

Gerd Kroske

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This German documentary looks at the Autobahn in eastern Germany. It uses old police films and surveillance footage to explore the highway's history from the Nazi era through the Cold War. The film mixes big political events with stories of ordinary people along the road.

observationalreflectivenostalgicpoliticalanecdotalhistoricalcalminformative

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