Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt (2020)

ALL 12/02/2020 (de) Documentary, History, TV Movie 89 Min
  • Release
    12/02/2020
  • Production
    Berlin Producers, RBB, Zeit Online
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

After the end of the GDR, thrashings, threats and hunts were part of everyday life. In the years after the reunification of the early 1990s, hatred, racism and violence against foreigners and supporters of leftist ideology broken out in Eastern Germany. Most of those involved was young people. In many cities and towns, the streets and squares belonged to the right-wing scene, organized in neo-Nazi comradeships. Bomber jackets, combat boots and the Hitler salute showed the intimidated rest where they were. The baseball bat was a popular weapon. There were riots, attacks on asylum seekers' homes, mass brawls and hunt downs to those who look or think differently. It doesn't took long and the first deaths were to be mourned. The majority of the Eastern German population looked the other way or even applauded the deeds. A bad omen for the political development of later years. In six film segments, a team of authors take a look at the time reflected in interviews with contemporary witnesses.

  1. Story



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  1. Nurcan Özdemir

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  2. Christian Bangel

    Self - Interviewee

  3. Klaus Baldauf

    Self - Interviewee

  4. Marcus Reinert

    Self - Interviewee

  5. René Wilke

    Self - Interviewee

  6. David Begrich

    Self - Interviewee

  7. Gabriele Herbst

    Self - Interviewee

  8. Wolfgang Kaleck

    Self - Interviewee

  9. Wolfgang Mönckmeyer

    Self - Interviewee

  10. Dennis H.

    Self - Interviewee

  11. Juliana Gombe

    Self - Interviewee

  12. Mustafa Hussein

    Self - Interviewee

  13. Augusto Jone Munjunga

    Self - Interviewee

  14. Moises Myuma

    Self - Interviewee

  15. Uta Leichsenring

    Self - Interviewee

  16. Volker Schäfer

    Self - Interviewee

  17. Heinz-Joachim Lohmann

    Self - Interviewee

  18. Steven Hartung

    Self - Interviewee

  19. Fabian Wichmann

    Self - Interviewee

  20. Nguyen Dinh Khoi

    Self - Interviewee

  21. Nguyen Lan Chi

    Self - Interviewee

  22. Björn Höcke

    Self - Orator

  23. Alexander Gauland

    Self - Orator

  24. Amadeu António

    Self (archive footage)

  25. Ulrich Laser

    Self (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 25 , Crews : 40

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Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt (2020) 89 Min

ALL 12/02/2020 (de)
Documentary, History, TV Movie
  • Release 12/02/2020
  • Production
    Berlin Producers, RBB, Zeit Online
  • Original title Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

After the end of the GDR, thrashings, threats and hunts were part of everyday life. In the years after the reunification of the early 1990s, hatred, racism and violence against foreigners and supporters of leftist ideology broken out in Eastern Germany. Most of those involved was young people. In many cities and towns, the streets and squares belonged to the right-wing scene, organized in neo-Nazi comradeships. Bomber jackets, combat boots and the Hitler salute showed the intimidated rest where they were. The baseball bat was a popular weapon. There were riots, attacks on asylum seekers' homes, mass brawls and hunt downs to those who look or think differently. It doesn't took long and the first deaths were to be mourned. The majority of the Eastern German population looked the other way or even applauded the deeds. A bad omen for the political development of later years. In six film segments, a team of authors take a look at the time reflected in interviews with contemporary witnesses.

  1. Christian Bangel, Elke Sasse, Dilan Gropengiesser, Paul Buske, Adama Ulrich, Stella Könemann, Claudia Bracholdt, Toralf Staud, Sven Wolters, Lydia Meyer, Heike Kleffner, Johannes Radke

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Arno Canzler, Philip Kiessling

    Editor

  4. Kristian Kähler, Ulrike Neubecker

    Producer