Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestA seemingly sheltered family living behind the Berlin Wall in East Germany begins to crumble, in a climate of fear, mistrust, and shocking secrets.9
Acting
Liefers plays complicity with devastating restraint.
Production
Dresden recreated with oppressive period authenticity.
Jan Josef Liefers
Richard Hoffmann
Claudia Michelsen
Anne Hoffmann
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Christian Hoffmann
Götz Schubert
Meno Rohde
Nadja Uhl
Josta Fischer
Stephanie Stumph
Ina Rohde
Josephin Busch
Reina Kossmann
Valery Tscheplanowa
Judith Schevola
Steffi Kühnert
Barbara Rohde
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Ulrich Rohde
Sergej Moya
Ezzo Rohde
Udo Schenk
Kohler
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Müller
Peter Prager
Direktor Fahner
Peter Sodann
Max Barsano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title refers to both the surveillance towers and the hierarchical family structure — visual metaphor as narrative engine.
Released for the 50th anniversary of the Wall's construction, it sparked debate in Germany about whether Stasi families deserved dramatic sympathy.
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