Off Ways


1h 35m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Noon on December 21st, 1989 the members of Einstuerzende Neubauten--a band then hailed as a West-German cult export--hit the road in West Berlin for their very first concert in East Berlin, still the capital of the GDR. The Berlin Wall is still standing and border control is active. We follow the ba

Film Details

Also Known As
Elektrokohle, Von Wegen
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Gmbh
Distribution Company
Neue Visionen Filmverleih Gmbh

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

Noon on December 21st, 1989 the members of Einstuerzende Neubauten--a band then hailed as a West-German cult export--hit the road in West Berlin for their very first concert in East Berlin, still the capital of the GDR. The Berlin Wall is still standing and border control is active. We follow the band on this extraordinary day as they being their long journey from Berlin Kreuzberg to Berlin Lichtenberg, into the Wilhelm Pieck-Hall of the industrial plant VEB Elektrokohle.

Film Details

Also Known As
Elektrokohle, Von Wegen
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Gmbh
Distribution Company
Neue Visionen Filmverleih Gmbh

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States February 2009

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Dokumente) February 5-15, 2009.

Released in United States February 2009 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Dokumente) February 5-15, 2009.)