GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, 1989 DANCING INTO THE DARK

The last anniversary of the German Democratic Republic

Synopsis

This film focuses on the 40th and last anniversary of the German Democratic Republic on October 7, 1989.

For Honecker and his politburo, this day was supposed to be a show of the socialist state's power, success, and vitality. However, during the celebrations, the people of East Germany gathered, and large demonstrations against the regime took place all over the country. It became the day when the GDR started crumbling and the entire Eastern bloc with it. Only a month later, the Berlin Wall would fall.

The Cold War order unraveled on this very day, and a different Europe emerged.