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The tower. Part 1 / [director, Christian Schwochow] ; [producer, Matthias Adler].

Published
Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, 2012.
Physical Description
1 online resource (92 minutes)
Additional Creators
Schwochow, Christian, 1978-, Adler, Matthias, Degeto Films (Firm), Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Südwestrundfunk (Germany), Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, and teamWorx (Firm)
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Language Note
In German with English subtitles.
Summary
A searing look at Communist East Germany in its final decade, The Tower reveals the intimate realities of life behind the Berlin Wall. Based on Uwe Tellkamp's acclaimed novel The Tower: Tales from a Vanished Land, which won the 2008 German Book Prize and was heralded by Die Zeit as "one of the most important books of European post-War literature", this riveting series introduces viewers to respected senior surgeon Richard Hoffmann, his wife Anne, their teenage son Christian, and their community of privileged intellectuals in suburban Dresden. Their story unfolds in 1982, when the cracks in the repressive police state's façade are beginning to surface. Despite the restrictions, the educated few still enjoy some advantages under the system. The Hoffmans gather often with family and friends for warm dinner parties rich with derisive political banter, live classical music, and spirited discussions, holding out for a better future. But even as Richard has high hopes and strict demands for studious Christian, he hides a passionate double life and shocking secrets that come back to haunt him. Against this tense climate of fear and mistrust, with the secret police lurking ominously in the background, choices are made and actions taken that have devastating repercussions. Starring Jan Josef Liefers (The Baader Meinhof Complex) and Claudia Michelsen (Fay Grim) in flawless performances, The Tower is an unflinching portrait of a pivotal time in modern German history.
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Duration
["01:31:06"]
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Note
Title from resource description page (viewed August 18, 2017).
Awards
Won 2013 Adolf Grimme Awards, Adolf Grimme Award for Fiction - Series/Miniseries
Won 2012 Bambi Awards, Reader's Choice for Favourite TV-movie
Won 2013 Bavarian TV Awards, Best Actress
Won 2013 Bavarian TV Awards, Best Actor
Won 2013 German Television Awards
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