Love Your Enemies

Love Your Enemies

2022 · 98 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, History, TV Movie

GDR, January 1990. After his ouster and the fall of the wall, dictator Erich Honecker and his wife Margot find themselves virtually homeless. Only Protestant pastor Uwe Holmer and his family, who, like many others, have suffered under his tyrannical regime, offer them refuge.

Directed by Jan Josef Liefers · Written by Fred Breinersdorfer

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