On August 13th, 1961 - the night that the Berlin Wall goes up - three people must make a decision that will change their lives forever.
Kati Székely
as Eva
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Ulli
Ulrich Thein
as Klaus
Katharina Lind
as Margot
Alfonso Arau
as Alfredo
Maria Besendahl
as Wirtin
Marita Böhme
as Fürsorgerin
Doris Thalmer
as Nachbarin
Bertina Acevedo
as Die Cubanerin
Gisela Strauss
as Betriebsredakteurin