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Beyond the Blue Border

Runtime
1hr 42mins
Directed by
Sarah Neumann
Featuring
Lena Urzendowsky,
Jannis Veihelmann,
Willi Geitmann
Film Language
in German with English subtitles
Body

Summer 1989, on the Baltic Sea. Hanna is not only a talented swimmer, but also ambitious.

She trains diligently in the GDR for even bigger championships and her dream is to become an Olympic champion. Her best friend Andreas, on the other hand, is anything but conformist. When he is targeted by the state and wants to flee across the Baltic Sea to the West, Hanna decides, after some hesitation, to accompany him. 50 kilometers of water separate them from freedom. And only a thin, connecting rope around their wrists saves them from absolute loneliness.

About Sarah Neumann

Born in Görlitz in 1988. After studying film and theater studies at the Free University of Berlin, she worked as a production coordinator at UFA Fiction in Potsdam. She has been studying directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg since 2015. Beyond the Blue Border is her feature film debut.

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