Countdown to 1989 - The Fall of the Berlin Wall
October 28, 2024
The film explores the history of this important structure.
The construction of the Wall was preceded by a veritable countdown. The supporters of the Wall defended it as an "anti-fascist protective rampart” and a bulwark against capitalism. Nearly three decades later, the Wall’s supporters were taken by surprise, unable to prevent it from coming down without risking a global crisis.
Back in 1961, it was just as hard to believe that a political system would imprison its own people as it seemed impossible, 28 years later, that the Wall could fall peacefully. The fall of the Wall was also preceded by a countdown. The film recounts the milestones that, starting with the autumn of 1988, culminated in the historic fall of the Wall in November 1989.
Broadcasting Hours:
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FRI 08.11.2024 – 01:15 UTC
FRI 08.11.2024 – 04:15 UTC
SAT 09.11.2024 – 13:15 UTC
SUN 10.11.2024 – 19:15 UTC
MON 11.11.2024 – 09:15 UTC
MON 11.11.2024 – 16:15 UTC
MON 11.11.2024 – 21:15 UTC
WED 13.11.2024 – 12:15 UTC
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