Baustelle der Einheit

Film premiere for the Freedom and Unity Monument

Democracy can be so simple in theory: The majority decides which way the scales - in this case a 50-meter-long walk-in bowl - lean. So far, so good. In practice, the Freedom and Unity Monument in front of the Humboldt Forum Berlin remains unfinished to this day. The initiative to build it began in 1998 - and generated opposition from the outset. Some thought the timing was premature, for others unity was no reason to celebrate. The documentary film by Jens Becker and Dietmar Ratsch follows the development of the memorial from the "Citizens on the Move" design by architects Milla & Partner to the current situation. At the film premiere in the DDR Museum, screenwriter and director Jens Becker talks about the film about the monument, which has long since earned the nickname "seesaw of the nation".

In conversation:
Jens Becker, director and screenwriter, Loitz/ Western Pomerania
Dietmar Ratsch, director and producer, Berlin

Introduction to the Freedom and Unity Monument:
Dr. Stefan Wolle, Frankfurt (Oder)

Admission is free of charge.