The Weissensee-Saga

Mon Oct 13, 2014 to
Tue Oct 21, 2014

19:00

Location

Goethe-Institut Zypern
21 Markou Drakou
Nicosia, Nicosia 1102

Description

Exactly 25 years ago the peaceful revolution in East Germany started and finally forced the communist regime to open the border to West-Berlin and West Germany on 9th November 1989. The following downfall of the regime made way to the peaceful reunification of Germany after 40 years of division. But discontent and contradictions in East Germany started much earlier.

In order to get a deep insight into East German society and the reasons which finally brought the end of this regime, Goethe-Institut Cyprus presents the award winning very successful TV-series “Weissensee” about an East Berlin family, “the first TV show to truly reflect life in the GDR” (The Observer).

The Weissensee Saga – A Historical Family Series
2010-2013; directed by Friedemann Fromm; produced by ARD; First German TV Das Erste
12 episodes, each of 48 minutes length

German with English subtitles

With introductions by and after screening discussions with Björn Luley, director of Goethe-Institut Nicosia.

Monday 13th October 2014: episodes 1 + 2
Tuesday 14th October 2014: episodes 3 + 4
Wednesday 15th October 2014: episodes 5 + 6
Thursday 16th October 2014: episodes 7 + 8
Monday 20th October 2014: episodes 9 + 10
Tuesday 21st October 2014: episodes 11 + 12