The Breakdown

(Die Panne)

GDR, 1988, 3 min, color
No dialogue
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Synopsis

The driver of a small car is asked to tow a broken-down vehicle, but gets rather more than he expected – a whole state motorcade. The directors originally included tanks after the last cars, but had to change this ending to get the film past the censors.

 

This short film is available for purchase or streaming as part of the collection Animation Before Unification: 16 Shorts from East Germany.

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