Berlin Blues

NR1h 45m7.1

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In October 1989, the SO 36 district of West Berlin's Kreuzberg borough had been isolated from the rest of the city for 28 years by the Wall. A laid-back community of students, artists, bohemians, and bar regulars had developed.

Neue Vahr Süd

NR1h 30m6.7

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A young man named Frank Lehmann is forced to join the West German army in 1980 after neglecting to file an objection. He moves in with a group of hippie squatters in his hometown of Bremen after his parents claim his room for repairs.

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