Eastern Cross

Eastern Cross

1991
1h 23m
6.3

6.3/10

9 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Michael Klier Film
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Ostkreuz
Release Date July 23, 1991
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0128385

Cast

Laura Tonke
Laura Tonke

Elfie

Mirosław Baka
Mirosław Baka

Darius

Suzanne von Borsody
Suzanne von Borsody

Mutter

Stefan Cammann
Stefan Cammann

Edmund

Gustaw Barwicki
Gustaw Barwicki

Gustav

Henry Marcinkowski
Henry Marcinkowski

Dicker Henry

Beatrice Manowski
Beatrice Manowski

Karla

Lutz Weidlich
Lutz Weidlich

Polizist

Michael Krause
Michael Krause

Polizist

Sophie Rois
Sophie Rois

Friseuse

Martin Trettau
Martin Trettau

Großvater

Key Crew

Michael Klier
Producer
Michael Klier
Director
Karin Aström
Screenplay
Michael Klier
Screenplay