The Woman From Checkpoint Charlie
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NR

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Feature

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UFA Fernsehproduktion GmbH
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The Woman From Checkpoint Charlie

The Woman From Checkpoint Charlie (2007)

Genres - Drama, War, Historical Film  |   Run Time - 180 min.  |   Countries - Germany  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis

Based on a true story, Miguel Alexandre's two-part drama focuses on an East German woman and the fight for her children. Spring 1982: Sara Bender, living with her daughters Silvia and Sabine in the East German town of Erfurt, wants to marry her colleague Peter, but shortly before the wedding, her father is killed in a road accident. As the funeral takes place in West Germany, she isn't allowed to got there, so she starts planning to leave her communist home country forever.