Movie: After Winter Comes Spring

Top 5 Billed Cast

Helke Misselwitz
Helke Misselwitz

Narrator

Hiltrud Kuhlmann
Hiltrud Kuhlmann

Christine Schiele
Christine Schiele

Margarete Busse
Margarete Busse

Erika Banhardt
Erika Banhardt

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    A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve of its dissolution. Labourers, punks, mothers, intellectuals, young and old are implored to reflect on their life choices, the sacrifices they've made, and their place in the world. Despite everything, hope persists.

  • Release Date

    1989-02-03

  • Average

    7.6

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
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    Deutsch
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