Locked Up Time


1h 30m 1991

Brief Synopsis

In 1984, the East German filmmaker Sibylle Schonemann was imprisoned for the "crime" of having requested an exit visa. A year later, she was freed and exiled to the West. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Schonemann returned to her former prison and confronted the various individuals who participat

Film Details

Also Known As
Verriegelte Zeit
Genre
Documentary
Political
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
ZEITGEIST

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

In 1984, the East German filmmaker Sibylle Schonemann was imprisoned for the "crime" of having requested an exit visa. A year later, she was freed and exiled to the West. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Schonemann returned to her former prison and confronted the various individuals who participated in her incarceration.

Film Details

Also Known As
Verriegelte Zeit
Genre
Documentary
Political
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
ZEITGEIST

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 15-26, 1991.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 20 - October 6, 1991.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Contemporary World Cinema) September 5-14, 1991.

Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) May 8-14, 1992.

b&w

dialogue German

subtitled English