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An die Grenze

  • TV Movie
  • 20072007
  • 1h 46m
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6.8/10
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An die Grenze (2007)
DramaRomance
1974. The world is divided into two rigid power blocs. A highly guarded and deadly armed border cuts across Germany. ALEXANDER KAROW, 19, son of a chemistry professor, chooses to serve in th... Read all1974. The world is divided into two rigid power blocs. A highly guarded and deadly armed border cuts across Germany. ALEXANDER KAROW, 19, son of a chemistry professor, chooses to serve in the border patrols of the GDR. It is an escape from his protective father who wants to arran... Read all1974. The world is divided into two rigid power blocs. A highly guarded and deadly armed border cuts across Germany. ALEXANDER KAROW, 19, son of a chemistry professor, chooses to serve in the border patrols of the GDR. It is an escape from his protective father who wants to arrange an effortless and less dangerous post for his son. He expects Alexander to follow his f... Read all
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259
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    • Urs Egger
    • Stefan Kolditz
  • Stars
    • Jacob Matschenz
    • Bernadette Heerwagen
    • Max Riemelt
    • Urs Egger
    • Stefan Kolditz
  • Stars
    • Jacob Matschenz
    • Bernadette Heerwagen
    • Max Riemelt
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Jacob Matschenz
    Jacob Matschenz
    • Alexander Karow
    Bernadette Heerwagen
    Bernadette Heerwagen
    • Christine
    Max Riemelt
    Max Riemelt
    • Gefreiter Kerner
    Florian Panzner
    Florian Panzner
    • Gefreiter Gappa
    Jürgen Heinrich
    Jürgen Heinrich
    • Politoffizier Hauptmann Dobbs
    Corinna Harfouch
    Corinna Harfouch
    • Frau Dobbs
    Burghart Klaußner
    Burghart Klaußner
    • Professor Karow
    Dirk Borchardt
    Dirk Borchardt
    • Hauptfeldwebel Kramm
    Jutta Hoffmann
    • Grossmutter
    Frederick Lau
    Frederick Lau
    • Knut
    Philip Hagmann
    • Marilyn
    Adrian Topol
    Adrian Topol
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    Aaron Hildebrand
    Aaron Hildebrand
    • Fisch
    Michael Wiesner
    Michael Wiesner
    • Winnie
    Thomas Drechsel
    Thomas Drechsel
    • Wanne
    Jörg Malchow
    • Gefreiter Girke
    Hilmar Eichhorn
    Hilmar Eichhorn
    • KC Major Feigl
    Hans Klima
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      • Urs Egger
      • Stefan Kolditz
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    10/10
    Outstanding performance of Jacob Matschenz
    I can't remember any other German-speaking newcomer who has impressed me so much as Jacob Matschenz did. There might be some flaws in the plot, but the topic is highly interesting and the cast is brilliant, e.g. Max Riemelt and Jutta Hoffmann to name those actors who are always grand.

    But it's definitely Matschenz who carries the burden of being in almost every scene, but masters his job astonishingly. The transformation of his character is played so sensitively that you can't help but enjoy his performance although the topic is far from pleasant. Close-ups of his face show the enormous talent this young actor has got - his emotions become visible in tiny little changes of his facial expression. Not the big poses we know from most Hollywood films.

    Some critics might say the cruelty at the German/German border belongs to history, but I think the exact opposite is true: those people who worked at the border treated the arch fiend (i.e. all the people from the Western world) so badly, they humiliated us travelers and visitors in an arrogant, mean way - and live among us as respected citizens today. They should not be allowed to... Let alone the cruelties they committed against their fellow citizens - which "An die Grenze" just points to!

    The film shows the spirit that was behind all this - a good lesson in history for the younger generation.
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    • Oct 29, 2007

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      • September 7, 2007 (Germany)
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      • Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Hessen, Germany
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      • Colonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
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