This foreign-language film offers an intimate portrait of what life was like in East Germany, where a pro-Soviet government violated its citizens’ most sacred rights daily.
There is perhaps a no more illuminating argument against the unchecked power of bureaucrats than this two-hour movie.
At a time when socialism has stopped being a dirty word in American politics, it is more relevant than ever.
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