The Silent Revolution

East Germany, 1956. One minute of silence changed their lives forever.

7.4

|2018|112 min

In 1956 Stalinstadt, East Germany, during the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, local teenagers perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.

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