GDR, August 1989: Hanna and Andreas became a target of the secret police and had to give up their plans for their future studies and desired professions. Instead, they face arbitrariness, mistrust and reprisals. Their only chance for a self-determined life lies in fleeing across the Baltic Sea. Fifty kilometres of water separate them from freedom - and only a thin connecting rope around their wrists saves them from absolute loneliness.
Lena Urzendowsky , Winnie Böwe , Ronny Miersch , Stefan Mocker , Torsten Ranft , Jörg Westphal , Bernhard Conrad , Pauline Knof , Mareike Beykirch , Uwe Preuss
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