Plot Summary

After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …

Movie Details

Original Title
Der geteilte Himmel
Status
released
Original Language
de

Where to watch free (US)

Kanopy

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme logoDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Heinrich Greif"