在这部建筑师剧情片中,Filmed during the end of German Democratic Republic, this somber and nuanced portrait of East Berlin life follows a young architect who feels his life and goals are suppressed by Communist dogma—represented in part by his parents’ generation. The Wall was removed so quickly, the film crew had to rebuild part of the Wall to depict scenes from 1989.
The architect Daniel Brenner is in his late thirties when he receives his first challenging and lucrative commission: to design a cultural center for a satellite town in East-Berlin. He accepts the offer under the condition that he gets to choose who he works with. This way, he reunites with former colleagues and friends - most of them architects or students of architecture who have since chosen a different profession due to personal restraint or economic confinement. Together, they develop a concept which they hope will be more appealing to the public than the conventional and dull constructions common to the German Democratic Republic. However, their ambitious plans are once and again foiled by their conservative supervisors. As frustration grows, Daniel has trouble keeping his career in balance with his family-life: his wife Wanda wants to leave for West-Germany.
