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Karl Marx City
Karl Marx City

Karl Marx City

Genres

Documentary

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Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker take a powerfully personal journey through the former East Germany, as Epperlein investigates her father’s 1999 suicide and the possibility that he may have worked as a spy for the dreaded Stasi security service.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

13 January 2017

Country

Germany

Cast

Petra Epperlein

Petra Epperlein

Herself

Christa Epperlein

Christa Epperlein

Herself

Uwe Epperlein

Uwe Epperlein

Himself

Volker Epperlein

Volker Epperlein

Himself

Udo Grashoff

Udo Grashoff

Himself

Hubertus Knabe

Hubertus Knabe

Himself

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