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Deutschland 89 review – the end of history? Not quite – The Guardian
Western hubris is unpicked as a new series of the hit German drama explores the deeper consequences of the fall of the Berlin Wall
DramaWestern hubris is unpicked as a new series of the hit German drama explores the deeper consequences of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Its midnight on 9 November 1989 and the mood in the American embassy in East Berlin is smug. This is the end of the cold war, West German agent Brigitte Winkelmann tells CIA counterpart Hector Valdez. A few streets away, the Berlin Wall has been breached by East Germans bent on trading up from Trabants to the KaDeWe department store. Border guards are experiencing…
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