This docu-drama portrays the time of the last April and early May days in 1945. It contrasts the world of madness of the Nazis in the “bunker” with the people of Berlin who were struggling for survival at the same time as the Soviet troops were about to capture the German capital. Rare film footage from Soviet war correspondents as well as 100 interviews with eyewitnesses who describe their most harrowing experiences above and below ground for the first time serve as the basis for the well-cast screenplay.

Written by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg Directed by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg Director of photography Daniel Koppelkamm Sound Fritz Blechschmidt Edited by Florentine Bruck Costume design Gudrun Schretzmeier Set design Erik Rüffler Production manager Michael Wagner Executive producer Andreas Knoblauch Editorial department Guido Knopp, Annette Tewes Head of production Ulrich Lenze Client ZDF Shooting period August - September 2004 Locations Berlin und Umgebung Broadcast 2005 Cast Jörg Schüttauf, Tim Bergmann, Marek Harloff, Katharina Wackernagel, Stefanie Stappenbeck, Christian Redl, Jan Gregor Kremp, Florian Lukas, Irm Hermann, Fabian Busch, Tom Schilling, Tobias Schenke u.v.a. : 13.03.2005, Arte und 15.03.2005, ZDF » back