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Tunnel to Freedom
13 August 1961: the GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin. The city is divided overnight. Escape to the West becomes more dangerous every day. But on September 14, 1962, exactly one year, one month and one day after the Wall was built, a group of 29 people from the GDR managed to escape spectacularly through a 135-meter tunnel to the West. For more than 4 months, students from West Berlin, including 2 Italians, dug this tunnel. When the tunnel builders ran out of money after only a few meters of digging, they came up with the idea of marketing the escape tunnel. They sell the film rights to the story exclusively to NBC, an American television station.
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Plot Summary
This documentary explores the incredible true story of a daring escape from East Berlin through a tunnel constructed in secret. It details the challenges, risks, and ultimate triumph of those involved in creating this vital passage to freedom during the Cold War.
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Fun Fact
The construction of such tunnels often involved significant personal risk and intricate logistical planning, with many facing the threat of discovery by border guards.
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