Movielogr
Nikolaikirche (1995)
Directed by Frank Beyer
Overview
The story of a Leipzig family from 1987 to the Monday demonstrations in 1989. After the death of her father, a high-ranking officer in the People’s Police, the daughter joins the resistance movement around St. Nicholas Church. Phenomena such as obedience, followership, spying and resistance are illustrated in this haunting film based on individual people. A film that provides food for thought for the discussion about the fall of the Berlin Wall and recapitulates contemporary history.
Length 138 minutes
Actors
Barbara Auer | Ulrich Matthes | Daniel Minetti | Annemone Haase | Günter Naumann | Ulrich Mühe | Otto Sander | Peter Sodann | Ulrich Tukur | Jutta Wachowiak | Claudia Messner | Rolf Ludwig | Alfred Müller | Niels-Bruno Schmidt | Julia Braun | René Steinke | Hansjürgen Hürrig | Wilfried Pucher | Julia Jäger | Karl Kranzkowski | Heide Kipp | Klaus Mertens | Günter Kurze | Rayk Gaida | Thomas Just | Roland Kuchenbuch | Gerd Blahuschek | Hanns-Jörn Weber | Eckhard Bilz | Jürgen Reuter | Marie-Anne Fliegel | Ruth Friemel | Eckhart Strehle | Hans-Peter Reinecke | Jörg Simonides | Mario Gericke