Berlin Escape Artists (2019): cast, story & where to watch
2019 · Film
Released in 2019, Berlin Escape Artists is a drama and documentary film directed by Jean Bergeron, running about 53 minutes.
What it’s about. An ideological and physical barrier fell on 9 November 1989 in Berlin. For 28 years, this 155 km wall divided Germany in two, separating friends and family. The recent discovery of some documents reveals the stories of those who managed to escape to join their loved ones, or simply to regain their freedom. Demonstrating imagination and courage, some dug tunnels to get under the Berlin Wall, others inflated balloons to fly over it, while others disguised themselves with fake uniforms. By combining archives, reconstitution sequences and intrigue scenes, this documentary plunges us into a Berlin that has now disappeared, through the prism of the art of escape under the GDR.
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If you liked it. Fans of Berlin Escape Artists tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.
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- When was Berlin Escape Artists released?
- Berlin Escape Artists was released in 2019, with a runtime of about 53 minutes.