On June 17, 1953, there was an outrageous action between the Elbe and the Oder: the people in the GDR refused obedience to their political leadership. The story takes place in Bitterfeld and tells the story of a family involved in the political events around 17 June.
Peter Sodann
Alfred Mannschatz
Thekla Carola Wied
Hertha Mannschatz
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Hartmut Brücken
Franziska Petri
Claudia Brücken
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Bruno Pfefferkorn
Ludwig Blochberger
Jugendlicher
Bruno F. Apitz
Harald Bietrich
Günter Kurze
Postbeamter
Franz Sodann
Heinz
On June 17, 1953, there was an outrageous action between the Elbe and the Oder: the people in the GDR refused obedience to their political leadership. The story takes place in Bitterfeld and tells the story of a family involved in the political events around 17 June.
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