Drama

The Wall (Berlin Wall)

In a rapidly disintegrating East Germany, sisters Margot and Lotte find themselves on opposing political sides. As Margot works to keep the GDR afloat, a presumed-dead third sister surfaces in the West. As the Berlin Wall crumbles and the sisters’ fates intertwine, the actions reverberate through a nation in the throes of transformation. From Walter Presents, in German with English subtitles.

Times Are Changing (1987-1988), Part 1

46m 40s

East Germany is selling disgruntled citizens to West Germany for money. In the GDR, two sisters fight for their respective ideals on socialism.

Episodes

  • Times Are Changing (1987-1988), Part 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Times Are Changing (1987-1988), Part 1

    S1 E1 - 46m 40s

    East Germany is selling disgruntled citizens to West Germany for money. In the GDR, two sisters fight for their respective ideals on socialism.

  • Times Are Changing (1987-1988), Part 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Times Are Changing (1987-1988), Part 2

    S1 E2 - 53m 37s

    Lotte discovers a toxic waste landfill and decides to expose it. Margot must deal with someone from her past who she’d hoped to never hear from.

  • Times of Hope (1988-1989), Part 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Times of Hope (1988-1989), Part 1

    S1 E3 - 46m 58s

    Ina is determined to get Roland sold and transferred to the West. Meanwhile, Ingo is sentenced to prison, and the environmental movement is targeted.

  • Times of Hope (1988-1989), Part 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Times of Hope (1988-1989), Part 2

    S1 E4 - 45m 52s

    Margot prepares for the worst, transferring money to Swiss bank accounts. In a daring maneuver, she has Roland taken from prison and sent to the West.

  • A New Germany (1989), Part 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A New Germany (1989), Part 1

    S1 E5 - 50m 47s

    The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 brings unprecedented change, and Margot must act fast. Lotte hopes for a new kind of socialism.

  • A New Germany (1989), Part 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A New Germany (1989), Part 2

    S1 E6 - 50m 23s

    As the walls crumble around them, the heads of KoKo scurry to carry out their plan. Margot needs people she can trust and chooses an unlikely ally.

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