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

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The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority (2002)

Directed by Christian Klemke

Documentary · 1h 30m

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.

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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Christian Klemke
Writer
Jan Lorenzen

Details

Original title
Das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit - Alltag einer Behörde
Release date
2002-10-16
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
MDR, Emotion Pictures