Határeset . Border-line Case
In August 1989, having lived in Weimar in the German Democratic Republic, Kurt-Werner Schulz, Gundula Schafitel and their 6-year-old son were crossing Hungary on their way to the Western world. Like so many of their East German fellow compatriots, they were planning to cross the border illegally. Ho...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
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Vészi, János
2006
Hungary |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:155587d7-bc2f-422d-a38e-905520a86c67 |
| Summary: | In August 1989, having lived in Weimar in the German Democratic Republic, Kurt-Werner Schulz, Gundula Schafitel and their 6-year-old son were crossing Hungary on their way to the Western world. Like so many of their East German fellow compatriots, they were planning to cross the border illegally. However, they had no hope of succeeding if all three of them stayed together. This attempt failed tragically: the border-guard shot Kurt-Werner dead. A month later the Iron Curtain fell. The film investigates not only the family tragedy, but evokes the atmosphere of the times when it happened. |
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| Published: | 2006 |