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A New Germany (1989), Part 1

In a rapidly disintegrating East Germany, sisters Margot and Lotte find themselves on opposing political sides. As Margot works to keep the GDR afloat, a presumed-dead third sister surfaces in the West. As the Berlin Wall crumbles and the sisters’ fates intertwine, the actions reverberate through a nation in the throes of transformation. From Walter Presents, in German with English subtitles.

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A New Germany (1989), Part 1

Season 1 Episode 5 | 50m 47s

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 brings unprecedented change, and Margot must act fast. Lotte hopes for a new kind of socialism.

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