1989 (2014)

- Directed by
- Erzsébet Rácz, Anders Østergaard
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Germany, Denmark, Norway, Hungary
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young prime minister of Hungary tries to fix the economy by opening the border fence to the West. This puts him against powerful opponents while East German couples attempt to escape through the gap, leading to a fatal shooting that speeds up the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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What happens
1989 er et storpolitisk drama om Jerntæppets sammenbrud. En ung teknokrat, Miklós Neméth, hentes ind som ny premierminister. Han skal redde Ungarns fortvivlende økonomi og beslutter at stryge det massive – og dyre – grænseanlæg mod Vest. Han erfarer snart, at han med den beslutning har sat sig op imod drabelige modstandere. Imens lader et ungt par i Østtyskland sig opmuntre af rygterne om, at den ungarske grænse vil blive åbnet i forbindelse med den paneuropæiske picnic. De beslutter at prøve lykken, men vikles ind i den politiske magtkamp, der udspiller sig bag lukkede døre i Østblokken. Den unge mand dræbes af skud på grænsen, en begivenhed, der paradoksalt nok fremskynder Nemeths endelige beslutning og murens fald. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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