The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority

Overview

Former heads, senior officers and the rector of the MfS law school explain how the ministry functioned. The interviewees see themselves as legitimate actors with a clear mandate and political enemy image. They provide an insight into the techniques and routines of secret service work, psychological tricks during interrogations and the management of “unofficial collaborators”. What they all have in common is that they are not aware of any moral guilt. The directors contrast their footage of prisons and archives with the statements of former Stasi employees in an attempt to expose their evasions and efforts at suppression.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 16, 2002

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Emotion Pictures,MDR

Cast

Wolfgang Schmidt,Willi Opitz,Gerhard Niebling,Günter Möller,Siegfried Rataizick,Karli Coburger,Gerhard Neiber,Kurt Zeiseweis,Wanja Abramowski,Horst Männchen

Director

Christian Klemke

Writer

Jan Lorenzen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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