January 3, 2008
Author's Response:
I think the west demonises DDR too much. I am not saying it was perfect and I know it was a dictatorship, but it was socialist, even though many people argue that a truly socialist country must be democratic. I think DDR wasn´t that bad. Majority of people had a decent life, except for political dissidents who tried to escape to the west, but I am not talking about them, because after the borders closed, they were only few.
All people had a job, there was a strong children support by the government, free health care, education, kindergardens and many awards each year like for example ``Held der Arbeit´´, which were given to ordinary people who helped to build socialism in East Germany, and as a token of gratitude they were given better appartments, dachas, cars, a lifelong rent, and fame.
With time passing by Germany became more and more democratic.
But the meaning of this movie is to help people!