The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority
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2002 · Movie · 1h 30m
The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Former heads, senior officers and the rector of the MfS law school explain how the ministry functioned. The interviewees see themselves as legitimate actors with a clear mandate and political enemy image. They provide an insight into the techniques and routines of secret service work, psychological tricks during interrogations and the management of “unofficial collaborators”. What they all have in common is that they are not aware of any moral guilt. The directors contrast their footage of prisons and archives with the statements of former Stasi employees in an attempt to expose their evasions and efforts at suppression.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Christian KlemkeDirector
- Jan LorenzenWriter
Cast
- Kurt Zeiseweishimself
- Gerhard Nieblinghimself
- Karli Coburgerhimself
- Gerhard Neiberhimself
- Horst Männchenhimself
- Willi Opitzhimself
- Wolfgang Schmidthimself
- Günter Möllerhimself
- Wanja Abramowskihimself
- Siegfried Rataizickhimself
Themes
german democratic republicstasiministry for state security