#ben becker

"Mäuschen / Liebste / Bienchen / Hasenköttelchen / Mäusepups / Käsemäuschen, lass sie einfach machen und schreib auf, was sie mitnehmen.”

The Same Sky (2017)

Lars is a "Romeo agent" from East Germany in the 1970s. His task is to go West, first to seduce and then to spy on Western women who worked in government or defense institutions.

I came across this on British Channel 4 (they have some amazing selection of foreign language shows). This is a haungtingly good drama, extremely thought provoking and very well acted and produced. I don’t think it’s coming for a second season, but I think it told a story beautifully. Two of the characters from the show ( I won’t say who, because otherwise it will spoil the story), I think, they represented the divided Germany. Check it out. This is a show worth every second of your time.

I was also greatly moved by the story of Axel, played by Hannes Wegener. I could feel his pain and how suffocating it must have been for him to not be able to use his free thought and opinions. A very good show, I cannot recommend it enough.

German cinema and TV is at it’s golden age again. They are making some wonderful shows and movies. Keep it up!

Max in music video of Max Prosa’s new single “Babylon”.

Der Gleiche Himmel (dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2017)