The Unbearable Lightness of the Revolution

Status:
Released
Production:
ARD
Aired:
2021-04-28
The Unbearable Lightness of the Revolution
East Germany, 1988. 19-year-old Franka doesn't really care for politics. She prefers going to the disco and dreaming about seeing Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson live in concert. But beneath her carefree façade, she is scarred by the loss of her baby brother. But then she meets Stefan: He's young, idealistic, and part of an environmental activist group. A mix that makes Franka instantly make fall for him – and his group, which welcomes her with open arms. But this wild, revolutionary influence does not stay unnoticed: Her mother, who's with the Party, is worried about Franka. As Stefan's group loses the support of the church, leaving them vulnerable to the state, Stefan and Franka are soon in the government's line of fire…
Drama
History
TV Movie
Characters

Janina Fautz
Franka Blankenstein

Ferdinand Lehmann
Stefan Clausnitz

Inka Friedrich
Renate Blankenstein

Alexander Hörbe
Horst Blankenstein

Timur Bartels
Daks

Marlene Tanczik
Solveig

Maximilian Klas
Karsten

Katja Hutko
Trixi Hupfer
Anabel Möbius
Astrid

Andreas Warmbrunn
Tanker
Fred Costea
Schnorchel

Tom Jahn
Herbert Prawan

Eva-Maria Kurz
Lieselotte

Margot Nagel
Gerlinde

Torsten Michaelis
Fachlehrer

Christian Näthe
Pfarrer Jessen

David Nolden
Hacki
Charlotte Puder
Schwester Ulrike

Torsten Ranft
Genosse Stahle
Moritz Carl Winkelmayr
Fred Kowasch