Films

- GEGEN DIE GRENZE

Running time: 44 minutes
Format: Digital Betacam 16:9
Year of release: 2004
Latest broadcast date: 6 Aug 2007, 10.15pm, RBB

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GEGEN DIE GRENZE was produced by Xframe GmbH and commissioned by RBB (an ARD broadcaster).

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GEGEN DIE GRENZE

Life and Death of Michael Gartenschläger

This is the story of Michael Gartenschläger, a former political prisoner in East Germany. Sentenced for life at the age of 17, and later redeemed by the West, he could not stop fighting the socialist regime. He boldly dismantled spring-gun mines at the border to reveal their presence to the public. The Stasi killed him in 1976.

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A film by Alexander Dittner and Ben Kempas

Alexander Dittner (Producer, Writer, Director, Editor)

Ben Kempas (Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Production Manager)

Oliver Sachs (Camera Assistant, Sound Recordist)

Mareike Hanisch (Productions Assistant)

Heiko Müller (Sound mix)

Lothar Lienicke (Consultant and Researcher)

Franz Bludau (Consultant and Researcher)

Dr. Joachim Scherrieble (Consultant Historian)

Rainer Baumert (Production Manager at RBB)

Rolf Bergmann (Commissioning Editor at RBB)

Factual goes fiction

The story of the life and death of Michael Gartenschläger is has now been turned into a feature film. TODESAUTOMATIK is produced by Polyphon for ZDF and based on a book by Lothar Lienicke who was a key witness and consultant in our documentary.

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Todesautomatik (German)

We highly recommend this book about the life and death of Michael Gartenschläger.

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