Forwards Ever! (2017)

A stage actor's turn as GDR leader Erich Honecker inspires an outlandish scheme to keep his daughter safe during the Leipzig protests of 1989.

Director: Francis Meletzky
Cast: Devid Striesow, Steffen Scheumann, André Jung, Jacob Matschenz, Marc Benjamin, Jorg Schuttauf, Josefine Preuß, Stephan Grossmann, Hedi Kriegeskotte, Alexander Schubert
Runtime: 01h 33m
Type: Movie

Forwards Ever! (2017)

A stage actor's turn as GDR leader Erich Honecker inspires an outlandish scheme to keep his daughter safe during the Leipzig protests of 1989.

Director: Francis Meletzky
Cast: Devid Striesow, Steffen Scheumann, André Jung, Jacob Matschenz, Marc Benjamin, Jorg Schuttauf, Josefine Preuß, Stephan Grossmann, Hedi Kriegeskotte, Alexander Schubert
Runtime: 01h 33m
Type: Movie
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