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Halt! Hier Grenze (2005)

Halt! Hier Grenze poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
59 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces the former path of the inner German border from the Cold War era. It visits locations like the divided village of Modlareuth, observation posts, border museums, and former crossing points along the route.

informativemeditativereflectivefactualhistoricalsoberslow-pacedcontemplative

What happens

Halt! Hier Grenze – Auf den Spuren der innerdeutschen Grenze ist ein Dokumentarfilm von Christian Gierke aus dem Jahr 2005. Der Film dokumentiert den früheren Verlauf der innerdeutschen Grenze. Stationen sind unter anderem das ehemals geteilte Dorf Mödlareuth, der amerikanische Beobachtungsstützpunkt Point Alpha (Geisa/Rasdorf), das Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld, der Grenzübergang Duderstadt/Worbis, der Autobahn-Grenzübergang Helmstedt-Marienborn (Checkpoint Alpha), Vacha, der Brocken im Harz, das Grenzmuseum Schifflersgrund in Bad Sooden-Allendorf, das Elbbergmuseum Boizenburg/Elbe, der Schaalsee, der Dassower See, die Ruine der Eisenbahnbrücke bei Dömitz, das Grenzhus Schlagsdorf und der Priwall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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