Grenze

In this award-winning newcomer film, a woman returns to her hometown in the former GDR, from where she fled with her family and is overcome by dark visions of a haunting past. Christine Wernke's graduation film from the International Film School Cologne received the Young Talent Award at the Grenzland Filmtage Selb and was shown at the Karlovy Vary Fresh Film Festival. Dana returns to her hometown at the Baltic Sea. Twenty years ago, she and her family feld East Germany by boat. The escape failed and Dana was separated from her family. In a small coastal town, the young woman is haunted by disturbing nightmares and visions. Dana goes in search of her past and discovers that besides her parents and herself there was another family member in the boat... "I liked the idea that the place of terrible past trauma was an idyllic summer holiday spot. The sea - symbol of freedom and independence - was one of the most dangerous borders of the GDR. (Director's commentary - Christine Wernke)