Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Laura Tonke
Elfie
Lead
Mirosław Baka
Darius
Suzanne von Borsody
Mutter
SC
Stefan Cammann
Edmund
GB
Gustaw Barwicki
Gustav
HM
Henry Marcinkowski
Dicker Henry
Beatrice Manowski
Karla
LW
Lutz Weidlich
Polizist
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Klier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eastern Cross is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
