A storm moves a border buoy — now two surveyors must decide where humanity ends and bureaucracy begins.
In the middle of the Schaalsee runs the bureaucratically precisely defined "fluid border" between the FRG and GDR. One night a storm shifts a buoy of the border line. While the border and measuring troops from East and West meticulously try to restore order, two land surveyors throw their prejudices overboard and tear down the border between them for a short time.
Direction
Vogdt turns 17 minutes into perfect tragicomic timing.
Production
Period-perfect GDR/FRG aesthetic minimalism.
Acting
Preuss and Ullrich: silent glances speak volumes.
Director
Joana Vogdt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Schaalsee's real 'fluid border' existed until 1989 — locals still tell stories of boats 'accidentally' drifting between Germanys.
The buoy-shifting storm was practical effects, not CGI — Vogdt wanted the actors genuinely disoriented by real water and wind.
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