Zeitsprung Entertainment GmbH

Germany 2008
by Britta Wauer

In the beginning was a broken taboo: the boy Knut asked his 'aunt Gerda' from Amerika who was on a visit to the GDR what had become of her childthat nobody ever dared to mention. Horrified silence around the coffeetable. Knut felt confused and ashamed - he would never forget this sunday afternoon. 30 years later, Knut Elstermann sees Gerda in New York and asksthe same question again. She tells him about close family ties and friendshipsof the pre-war era, about Jewish friends and aquaintances' s