prostitute,single parent,berlin wall,eastern germany,east berlin,crook,hoodlum

Eastern Cross (1991)

Poster for Eastern Cross

OSTKREUZ tells the episodic story of 15-year-old Elfie, who literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Klier
  • Profile picture of Laura Tonke
    Elfie Laura Tonke
  • Profile picture of Mirosław Baka
    Darius Mirosław Baka
  • Profile picture of Suzanne von Borsody
    Mutter Suzanne von Borsody
  • Profile picture of Beatrice Manowski
    Karla Beatrice Manowski
  • Profile picture of Sophie Rois
    Friseuse Sophie Rois
  • Profile picture of Martin Trettau
    Großvater Martin Trettau

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Keywords

  • prostitute
  • single parent
  • berlin wall
  • eastern germany
  • east berlin
  • crook
  • hoodlum