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The Unbearable Lightness of the Revolution

2021German

Original title: Die unheimliche Leichtigkeit der Revolution

In East Germany in 1988, carefree 19-year-old Franka falls for Stefan, an idealistic environmental activist, and joins his group. Her Party-connected mother grows worried as the church withdraws its support, leaving Stefan, Franka, and the activists vulnerable to the state and soon in the government's line of fire.

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