Films by Martin Menzel

Germany 2012, 91 min
by Ringo Rösener, Markus Stein

More than two decades ago, a country in Europe existed that marked the border to a different political and economic system, yet was the very heart of the continent. This country, called the German Democratic Republic, made Socialism a reality and was home to 17 million people. Born in the deep eastern provinces, Ringo Rösener merely witnessed the collapse of East Germany as a nation.Ringing in the new millennium, he leaves his home town of Anklam to live out his homosexuality – something he had