A young technocrat, Miklos Nemeth, becomes Hungary's new prime minister to save the country's appalling economy. He decides to remove the expensive border control apparatus from the state budget. A young couple from East Germany is encouraged by the rumours that the Hungarian border to Austria will be opened and decide to make a go for it. But Nemeth's decision has set him up against formidable adversaries and communist hardliners. The young couple are caught up in the political power-game, and the young man is shot dead at the border. This tragic event paradoxically accelerates Nemeth's final decision to open the borders, and soon after the Berlin wall falls.
1989 (2014)
Directed by Anders Ostergaard / Erzsébet Rácz
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Austria, Berlin Wall, Border Control, Communist Hardliners, East Germany, Economy, Hungarian Border, Hungary, Open Borders, Political Power-game, Prime Minister, State Budget, Tragic Event
Alternate Titles
1989
AU, DK, GB, US
1989 - Dernier été derrière le rideau de fer
FR
1989 - Határon
HU
1989 - Poker am Todeszaun
DE
Berlinmurens fall
FI
Kun muuri murtui
FI