On August 13th, 1961 - the night that the Berlin Wall goes up - three people must make a decision that will change their lives forever.
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The people behind it
Kati Székely
Eva
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Ulli
Ulrich Thein
Klaus
Katharina Lind
Margot
Alfonso Arau
Alfredo
Maria Besendahl
Wirtin
Marita Böhme
Fürsorgerin
Doris Thalmer
Nachbarin
Bertina Acevedo
Die Cubanerin
Gisela Strauss
Betriebsredakteurin
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