Eastern Cross

6.3 / 10

(9 votes)

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

TV Movie

Duration:

83 minutes

Year:

1991

Director:

Michael Klier

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Company:

Michael Klier Film

Cast:
Laura Tonke

Elfie

Mirosław Baka

Darius

Suzanne von Borsody

Mutter

Stefan Cammann

Edmund

Gustaw Barwicki

Gustav

Crew:
Michael Klier

Director

Michael Klier

Screenplay

Sophie Maintigneux

Director of Photography

Bettina Böhler

Editor

Karin Aström

Screenplay