''Weissensee'' is a German television series. The series is set in
East Berlin
East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...
between 1980 and 1990 and follows two families.
Outline
The plot follows the Kupfer family, who are well-connected within the
communist regime
A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state that is administered and governed by a communist party guided by Marxism–Leninism. Marxism–Leninism was the state ideology of the Soviet Union, the Cominte ...
. Hans Kupfer and his son Falk are both senior officers within the
East German secret police, whilst his younger son Martin is a regular policeman in the
Volkspolizei
The ''Deutsche Volkspolizei'' (DVP, German for "German People's Police"), commonly known as the ''Volkspolizei'' or VoPo, was the national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1945 to 1990. The Volkspolizei was a h ...
. Martin opted for this job due to concerns with the morals of the regime. After a brief car chase one evening, Martin arrests Julia Hausmann, a young shop worker. After her release, they quickly strike up a relationship. However, the situation is complicated by the fact that Julia's mother is a singer known for frequently criticising the regime, and the Kupfers' resultant hostility. Falk works to try divide the couple, whilst Hans secretly approaches Julia's mother, with whom it transpires that he once had an affair.
Cast
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Uwe Kockisch
Uwe Kockisch (born 31 January 1944) in Cottbus, Germany) is a German stage, screen and television actor.
Career
Kockisch completed his training to become an actor at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. He accepted engagements in ...
as Hans Kupfer
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Jörg Hartmann as Falk Kupfer
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Florian Lukas
Florian Lukas (16 March 1973) is a German actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, ...
as Martin Kupfer
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Anna Loos
Anna Loos (born 18 November 1970) is a German actress and singer. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1996. Since 2006 she has been the voice of rock band Silly.
She is married to the actor Jan Josef Liefers. They have two daughter ...
as Vera Kupfer
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Ruth Reinecke as Marlene Kupfer
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Katrin Sass
Katrin Sass (, for a time Katrin Saß) is a German actress. She became known internationally for playing the idealistic socialist mother Christiane Kerner in the 2003 tragicomedy ''Good Bye, Lenin!''
Biography
She was born in Schwerin, in th ...
as Dunja Hausmann
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Hannah Herzsprung
Hannah Herzsprung (; born 7 September 1981) is a German actress.
Biography
Hannah Herzsprung is the daughter of actor Bernd Herzsprung and fashion designer Barbara Engel. She debuted as an actress in 1997 in the BR series ''Aus heiterem Himmel ...
as Julia Hausmann
See also
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List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ( RTL, 1996–present)
* ''Babylon Berlin'' (Sky 1 & ARD, 2017–presen ...
Further reading
*Evans, Alex (2013)
'Germany can't produce a Breaking Bad'', at thelocal.de, 15 October 2013
External links
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Films set in Berlin
2010 German television series debuts
Television series set in the 1980s
German-language television shows
Das Erste original programming
Grimme-Preis for fiction winners
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