Kalter Krieg der Konzerte - Wie Bruce Springsteen den Osten rockte

Nov 9, 2013

★ 8.0

Overview

Berlin, summer 1988: While Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd perform in the West, East Berliners can look forward to Bruce Springsteen, Depeche Mode and James Brown. The documentary reveals how the organizers enforced the concerts with the state authorities. On the anniversary of the fall of the Wall.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

ARTE

DOKFILM

MDR

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