...and, as an East-German, who had to wait 30 years for a docu-series (or really much of anything in the media in general) that actually managed to present a balanced representation of the politics and social and economic complexities surrounding the so-called "reunification" of Germany, I say, "Kudos to the filmmakers".
This part of German history has always been presented from a one-sided viewpoint. Parallel to (although maybe not quite the same as), "history is written by the victorious".
The one thing that bugs me is the English title and Netflix's decision to cast this as a true crime series. It is so much more a history docu, and a politically charged one at that. And, in that, it succeeds.
This part of German history has always been presented from a one-sided viewpoint. Parallel to (although maybe not quite the same as), "history is written by the victorious".
The one thing that bugs me is the English title and Netflix's decision to cast this as a true crime series. It is so much more a history docu, and a politically charged one at that. And, in that, it succeeds.