

Stasi: A State Against Its People
2021-10-03 · 53 min · ★ 9.0
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, thousands of documents were hastily shredded by the dreaded GDR political police. 16,000 bags filled with six million pieces of paper were found. Thanks to the meticulous work of technology, the destinies of men and women who had been spied on and recorded without their knowledge could be reconstructed.
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- Directors
- Barbara Necek
- Production companies
- Et la suite Productions, France Télévisions
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Véronique AugereauNarrator (voice)
Walter UlbrichtSelf (archive footage)
Helmut Müller-EnbergsSelf
Erich MielkeSelf (archive footage)
Christian BooßSelf
Erich HoneckerSelf (archive footage)
Wolf BiermannSelf (archive footage)
Stefan Trobisch-LütgeSelf
Mikhail GorbachevSelf (archive footage)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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