Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers
Wende im Eis - Die Geschichte der letzten DDR-Antarktisforscher
Synopsis
In 1989, thirteen GDR scientists and technicians set off from East Berlin to the Georg Forster research station in the Antarctic. During their expedition the Berlin Wall fell on November 9th. Cut off from the images that go around the world, the men can only experience the historical events passively. When they returned in the spring of 1991, their homeland was a foreign country. The documentary reconstructs the thoughts and feelings of the East German researchers on the basis of eyewitness accounts, diary excerpts, letters, film material, grandiose landscape shots from the location of the action and unique photos to make the consequences of the events tens of thousands of kilometers away on the small GDR expedition in the middle of the eternal ice tangible.
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- Director
- Anna Schmidt
- Screenplay & Story
- Anna Schmidt
- Original Title
- Wende im Eis - Die Geschichte der letzten DDR-Antarktisforscher
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 52m
- Production Studios
- Schmidtfilm, MDR, ARTE
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Anna Schmidt
Anna Schmidt
Frank Creutz, Matthias Jim Günther, Axel Schneppat
Tom Chapman
Department Leadership Roster
Anna Schmidt
Writer
Anna Schmidt
Director
Tom Chapman
Editor
Frank Creutz
Director of Photography
Matthias Jim Günther
Director of Photography
Axel Schneppat
Director of Photography
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What is Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers about?
In 1989, thirteen GDR scientists and technicians set off from East Berlin to the Georg Forster research station in the Antarctic. During their expedition the Berlin Wall fell on November 9th. Cut off from the images that go around the world, the men can only experience the historical events passively. When they returned in the spring of 1991, their homeland was a foreign country. The documentary reconstructs the thoughts and feelings of the East German researchers on the basis of eyewitness accounts, diary excerpts, letters, film material, grandiose landscape shots from the location of the action and unique photos to make the consequences of the events tens of thousands of kilometers away on the small GDR expedition in the middle of the eternal ice tangible.
Who directed Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers?
Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers was directed by Anna Schmidt.
Who stars in Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers?
The principal cast of Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers includes Hans Henrik Wöhler, Norbert Flaake, Thomas Gerloff, Manfred Gronak, Gerhard Schlosser.
When was Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers released and how long is it?
Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers was released in 2020 with a total runtime of 52m.