Eastern Cross (Ostkreuz) 32 years old

OSTKREUZ tells the episodic story of 15-year-old Elfie, who literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Walll. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

Credits

Beatrice Manowski as Karla

Sophie Rois as Friseuse

Mirosław Baka as Darius

Laura Tonke as Elfie

Suzanne von Borsody as Mutter

Gustaw Barwicki as Gustav

Eastern Cross Cast

Name	Character
Beatrice Manowski She was 23, now 55 years old	as Karla
Sophie Rois She was 30, now 62 years old	as Friseuse
Mirosław Baka He was 27, now 60 years old	as Darius
Laura Tonke She was 17, now 50 years old	as Elfie
Suzanne von Borsody She was 33, now 66 years old	as Mutter
Gustaw Barwicki	as Gustav
Michael Krause He was 45, now 77 years old	as Polizist
Martin Trettau He was 61, 77 years old when he died	as Großvater
Stefan Cammann	as Edmund
Henry Marcinkowski	as Dicker Henry
Lutz Weidlich He was 39, now 71 years old	as Polizist

Eastern Cross Crew

Name	Department
Sophie Maintigneux as Director of Photography. She was 30 (now 63) years old	Camera
Karin Åström as Screenplay. She was 38 (now 71) years old	Writing
Fred Frith as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (now 75) years old	Sound
Michael Klier as Director. He was 48 (now 81) years old	Directing
Michael Klier as Producer. He was 48 (now 81) years old	Production
Michael Klier as Screenplay. He was 48 (now 81) years old	Writing

Eastern Cross (32 years)

Release day: Tuesday, July 23, 1991
Runtime: 83 minutes