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Westler: East of the Wall
Westler: East of the Wall

Movie·1985·1h 34m

Westler: East of the Wall

Country

Germany

Language

German

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// overview

The Story

Original title: Westler

Felix from West-Berlin falls in love with Thomas in East-Berlin. At first they keep their relationship going by regular visits from Felix, but the curfew forces him to return every evening. When the East-German authorities become suspicious, Thomas decides to try and flee to the West.

Written By

Egbert Hörmann

Producer

Wieland Speck, Andreas Schreitmüller

Cinematography

Klemens Becker

Editor

Wieland Speck

Themes

berlin wallcold warcurfeweast germanylgbtwest germanygay theme

Production House

ZDF

Audience Score

55%

13 votes

Skip16%
Timepass37%
Go for it33%
Perfection14%

Where to watch

Region: AT

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// cast

Cast

Sigurd Rachman

Felix

Rainer Strecker

Rainer Strecker

Thomas

Andy Lucas

Andy Lucas

Bruce

Harry Baer

Harry Baer

Zollbeamter

Christoph Eichhorn

Christoph Eichhorn

Schauspieler

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Soldat

Andreas Bernhardt

Zazie de Paris

George Stamkoski

// crew

Crew

Wieland Speck

Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Gabriele Bartels

Editor

Andreas Schreitmüller

Producer

Klemens Becker

Director of Photography

Egbert Hörmann

Writer

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