Where to Watch 1989 (2014) in Canada

What it's about

'1989' is a creative documentary and a high-politics drama about the collapse of the Iron Curtain. A young technocrat, Miklos Nemeth, becomes Hungary's new prime minister to save the country's appalling economy. He decides to remove the expensive border control apparatus from the state budget. A young couple from East Germany is encouraged by the rumours that the Hungarian border to Austria will be opened and decide to make a go for it. But Nemeth's decision has set him up against formidable adversaries and communist hardliners. The young couple are caught up in the political power-game, and the young man is shot dead at the border. This tragic event paradoxically accelerates Nemeth's final decision to open the borders, and soon after the Berlin wall falls.

Cast and crew

Director

Erzsébet Rácz, Anders Østergaard

Writer

Erzsébet Rácz, Anders Østergaard

Starring

Miklós Németh, Gundula Schafitel, Mathias Rössler

Details

Release date

Nov 1, 2014

Language

English, Hungarian, German

Country

Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Norway

Awards

4 nominations total

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