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Stasi: A State Against Its People

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, thousands of documents were hastily shredded by the dreaded GDR political police. 16,000 bags filled with six million pieces of paper were found. Thanks to the meticulous work of technology, the destinies of men and women who had been spied on and recorded without their knowledge could be reconstructed.

Top Cast

  • Véronique Augereau

    Véronique Augereau

    Narrator (voice)

  • Walter Ulbricht

    Walter Ulbricht

    Self (archive footage)

  • Karl Alich

    Karl Alich

    Self

  • Günther Grässler

    Günther Grässler

    Self

  • Helmut Müller-Enbergs

    Helmut Müller-Enbergs

    Self

  • Erich Mielke

    Erich Mielke

    Self (archive footage)

  • Bernd Roth

    Bernd Roth

    Self

  • Günter Pelzl

    Günter Pelzl

    Self

  • Manfred Springer

    Manfred Springer

    Self

Overview

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, thousands of documents were hastily shredded by the dreaded GDR political police. 16,000 bags filled with six million pieces of paper were found. Thanks to the meticulous work of technology, the destinies of men and women who had been spied on and recorded without their knowledge could be reconstructed.

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