The Tower (2012 German film)
7.2 /10 2 Votes
Country Germany | Running time 3h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 3 October 2012 (2012-10-03) Similar Naked Among Wolves (2015 film), The Revenge of the Whore, The Legend of Rita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Tower - Official Trailer
The Tower (German: Der Turm) is a 2012 German TV drama film based on the eponymous novel by Uwe Tellkamp. It is about life and history, history in Dresden between 1982 and 1989 in Eastern Germany, the German Democratic Republic, DDR (GDR) and its last years before demonstrations, the time of Die Wende (the turning from former socialistic government with Stasi-elements to democracy), the tearing down of the wall and before German reunification.
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Plot
A look at Communist East Germany in its final decade. The story unfolds in 1982, when the cracks in the repressive police state's facade are beginning to surface. Despite the restrictions, the educated few still enjoy some advantages under the system. The Hoffmans gather often with family and friends for warm dinner parties rich with derisive political banter, live classical music, and spirited discussions, holding out for a better future.
But even as Richard has high hopes and strict demands for studious Christian, he hides a passionate double life and shocking secrets that come back to haunt him. Against this tense climate of fear and mistrust, with the secret police lurking ominously in the background, choices are made and actions taken that have devastating repercussions.
Cast
In alphabetical order