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The Promise( 1995)

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A love, a hope, a wall.

Overview

East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Meret Becker

      Sophie I

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      Corinna Harfouch

      Sophie II

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      Anian Zollner

      Konrad I

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      August Zirner

      Konrad II

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      Eva Mattes

      Barbara II

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      Hark Bohm

      Müller II

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      Otto Sander

      Professor Lorenz

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      Ulrike Krumbiegel

      Elisabeth

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      Pierre Besson

      Harald I

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      Tina Engel

      Sophies Tante

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      Dieter Mann

      Konrad's Vater

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      Simone von Zglinicki

      Konrad's Mutter

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      Wolfgang Winkler

      Stasi

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      Christina Große

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      Susanne Ugé

      Barbara I

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      Hans Kremer

      Harald II

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      Ruth Glöss

      Konrad's grandmother

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      Jean-Yves Gautier

      Gérard

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      Monika Hansen

      Sophie's Mother

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      Klaus Piontek

      Sophie's Stepfather

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      Heiko Senst

      Wolfgang

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      Anka Baier

      Monika

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      Sven Lehmann

      Max

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      Philippe Morier-Genoud

      Rubländer

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      Udo Kroschwald

      Müller I

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • politics
    • anti-communism
    • woman director