Open the Wall
2014•1h 28m•
★7.3(39 ratings)
DramaComedy
Overview
A lighthearted look at the opening of the border crossing of Bornholmer Straße in Berlin from the point of view of the confused border guards.
Director
Christian SchwochowWatchlist
A lighthearted look at the opening of the border crossing of Bornholmer Straße in Berlin from the point of view of the confused border guards.
Jens Rambold
The original title is "Bornholmer Straße" (DE).
The runtime is 88 minutes (1h 28m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: German, Czech, English.
The film was directed by Christian Schwochow.
The screenplay was written by Gerhard Haase-Hindenberg and Heide Schwochow.
Cinematography was handled by Frank Lamm.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt3335200.
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Good
39 votes
Bornholmer Straße
Released
6
Deutsch, Český, English
Germany
