The episodic story of 15-year-old Elfie, who literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Walll. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.
Direction: Michael Klier
Script: Michael Klier, Karin Aström
Cast: Laura Tonke, Miroslaw Baka, Suzanne von Borsody, Stefan Cammann, Gustav Barwicki, Henry Marcinkowski
Original Title: Ostkreuz
Original Language: German
Subtitles: English, French
Film Production Country: Germany
Production Company:
Michael Klier Film