Im Niemandsland

Its the summer of 1990 two teenagers in Germany fall in love an innocent first love shortly before the German reunification Katja 16 is from WestBerlin Thorben 17 from GDR Their families are fighting over a house in Kleinmachnow a suburb of EastBerlin where Thorbens family has been living since the 70ies but where Katjas father grew up The family had to emigrate to WestBerlin in 1961 just before the Berlin Wall was built Later the house was dispossessed under GDRrule Now Katjas father demands restitution The conflict grows bitterer and threatens to tear apart both families It is about old wounds and new prejudices While being in the middle of Germanys swiftly progressing process of reunification Katja and Thorben have to fight for their love