Heimweh nach drüben

Overview

This TV movie focuses on an average East German citizen, who accidentally becomes a Cold War victim. Shortly before his wedding day, East German Stephan Busemann goes to West Germany to attend his brother Hubert's fiftieth birthday. At the same time, his son Martin and his daughter-in-law Bettina flee their communist home country in a balloon, what Stephan didn't know. As the East Germans believe he helped them to escape, he isn't allowed to return, so Martin writes a letter to the country's leader Erich Honecker. However, now the West Germans think that Stephan is a spy.

Cast

Wolfgang Stumph

Stephan Busemann

Katrin Sass

Eva Linde

Jürgen Tarrach

Hubert Busemann

Steffen Groth

Martin Busemann

Winnie Böwe

Bettina Busemann

Bernd Michael Lade

Kurt Hempel

Franziska Troegner

Renate Giering

Udo Schenk

Stasi-Mitarbeiter Strassmann

Rolf Kanies

Anwalt Dr. Spies

Peter Fitz

CPD-Vorsitzender Wilfried Ahlert

Günter Junghans

SED-Genosse Scholz

Bruno F. Apitz

Metzger