Stasi-approved shuffleboard: when paradise required a boarding pass.
When luxury invited itself to the paradise of socialism... For three decades, East Germany rewarded its exemplary citizens by putting them on a boat.
Direction
Hogh finds deadpan comedy in bureaucratic cruise itineraries.
Production
Archival footage of polyester leisurewear in the Baltic sun.
Director
Alexander Hogh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The MS Arkona's sister ship still operates as a hotel in Hamburg—socialist hull, capitalist Airbnb.
Hogh discovered most passenger lists were partially fabricated; 'Hero' status was sometimes bought, not earned.
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