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East Germany, 1988: working as a state security service agent, Jürgen Kaiser is loyal to the party line, but worried about his son Marco, a punk. As he is arrested after a concert, Marco is forced to join the army, where he surprisingly identifies with socialism and believes he has to defend his country against the capitalist enemy. While Jürgen is astonished, his wife Hanna and Marco's girlfriend Anja, supporting the civil rights movement, don't like his new attitude...

Top Cast

  • Kostja Ullmann

    Kostja Ullmann

    Marco Kaiser

  • Karoline Herfurth

    Karoline Herfurth

    Anja Ahrendt

  • Veronica Ferres

    Veronica Ferres

    Hanna Kaiser

  • Heino Ferch

    Heino Ferch

    Jürgen Kaiser

  • Michael Gwisdek

    Michael Gwisdek

    Walter Kaiser

  • André Hennicke

    André Hennicke

    Heinrich Wolf

  • Gesine Cukrowski

    Gesine Cukrowski

    Marion Niemann

  • Tino Mewes

    Tino Mewes

    Moskau

  • Anna Loos

    Anna Loos

    Juliane

Overview

East Germany, 1988: working as a state security service agent, Jürgen Kaiser is loyal to the party line, but worried about his son Marco, a punk. As he is arrested after a concert, Marco is forced to join the army, where he surprisingly identifies with socialism and believes he has to defend his country against the capitalist enemy. While Jürgen is astonished, his wife Hanna and Marco's girlfriend Anja, supporting the civil rights movement, don't like his new attitude...

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