Champagne, turtle soup, and Stasi bugs — East Germany's fanciest hotel has TEA.
At Hotel Astoria, the former hotspot of Leipzig, guests were served champagne and turtle soup while the Stasi listened in. Animated memories from times gone by.
Direction
Animation breathes life into fading GDR memories.
Writing
Oral histories that feel stolen, not performed.
Director
Alina Cyranek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Hotel Astoria was Leipzig's Interhotel chain flagship, where Western currency bought Eastern secrets. FREE
Directors Cyranek and Schuster spent years in Leipzig archives matching animated rooms to declassified Stasi floor plans. LIGHT
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