Eastern Cross

Ostkreuz

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

Music

Fred Frith

Director

Michael Klier

Screenplay

Karin Aström

Screenplay

Michael Klier

Status

Released

Release date

23/07/1991

Original language

German