

Dancing at the Dump
1991-04-18 · 97 min · ★ 5.2
The tragic love story between 17 year-old Gerat Lauter, who is in search of the truth, and his much older teacher Claudia, as it becomes a criminal case with state complicity in the chaotic GDR autumn of 1989.
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- Directors
- Jürgen Brauer
- Production companies
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
- Countries
- Germany, East Germany
- Status
- Released
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Dagmar ManzelClaudia
Frank StierenGerat
Winfried GlatzederGerats Vater
Peter PragerKaderleiter
Peter BauseJäger
Stefanie StappenbeckInes
Martin OlbertzKriminalerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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