20 minutes that changed Germany forever — and nobody asked the workers.
Documentary about the merging of the Communist Party of Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the Soviet occupation zone, a merger that would lead to the creation of the Socialist Unity Party that would rule the soon-to-be-created East Germany until 1989.
Direction
Maetzig's slick manipulation masquerading as truth.
Editing
Aggressive cuts that bulldoze dissent into oblivion.
Director
Kurt Maetzig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film documents the April 1946 merger that birthed the SED, the party that would build the Berlin Wall and rule East Germany until 1989.
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