Whispers of Freedom

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• 2025
• 0 hr 25 mins
• Documentary, Drama, Suspense

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In the twilight years of the Cold War young East German Chris Gueffroy (Cameron Ashplant) becomes increasingly disillusioned with life in East Berlin. After telling his mother, Karin (Wendy Makkena), that he has refused to complete mandatory military service, he convinces his friend, Christian Gaudian (Darragh Cowley), that it's time to escape westward. Believing that the shoot-to-kill policy for anyone who crosses the Berlin Wall has been lifted by Secretary-General Erich Honecker (Paul Freeman) - compounded by having heard regular radio host Herbert Köfer (Christopher Eccleston) announce that Swedish PM Ingvar Carlsson (Thomas W. Gabrielsson) is on a state visit - the pair see a window of opportunity. They go down in history as the last to attempt the fateful escape through the Berlin Wall's infamous death strip.