Was part of a deal between Swiss (DRS), German (ZDF) and Austrian (ORF) televisions to co-produce three movies commemorating the birth of democracy in central Europe. The two other titles of this "Trilogy 1848" are "Feuer!" and "Die Pauluskirche".
Berlin, 1948/1949. The town is divided into two sectors. The world is close to World War III. West Berlin is kept alive by the biggest airlift
in history. While the city is deadlocked, three teenagers set out to fulfil their dreams: Vlpel (Hilmar Thate), ex-executioner, receives
secret information from Police Headquarters. Gladow (Ulrich Wesselmann), 17 years old, wants to be ...
At 47, German sculptor and graphic artist Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945) lost her beloved son Peter in WWI. She began to process her grief in drawings and sculptures, including the famous memorial The Grieving Parents, and became increasingly active in protesting social injustice.
She often used the Goethe quotation "Seed corn should not be ground!" as an argument against senseless...
