Movie: The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority

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Kurt Zeiseweis
Kurt Zeiseweis

himself

Gerhard Niebling
Gerhard Niebling

himself

Karli Coburger
Karli Coburger

himself

Gerhard Neiber
Gerhard Neiber

himself

Horst Männchen
Horst Männchen

himself

Willi Opitz
Willi Opitz

himself

Wolfgang Schmidt
Wolfgang Schmidt

himself

Günter Möller
Günter Möller

himself

Wanja Abramowski
Wanja Abramowski

himself

Siegfried Rataizick
Siegfried Rataizick

himself

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    Former heads, senior officers and the rector of the MfS law school explain how the ministry functioned. The interviewees see themselves as legitimate actors with a clear mandate and political enemy image. They provide an insight into the techniques and routines of secret service work, psychological tricks during interrogations and the management of “unofficial collaborators”. What they all have in common is that they are not aware of any moral guilt. The directors contrast their footage of prisons and archives with the statements of former Stasi employees in an attempt to expose their evasions and efforts at suppression.

  • Release Date

    2002-10-16

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    6

  • Rating:

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    Deutsch
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