to the east. Fritzi's love, Heiner, makes a futile attempt to cross the barbed wire and walls, but is shot by the East German border guards and left to die in a scene mirroring the true case of Peter Fechter. The American soldiers prevent Harry from climbing the wall to help Heiner. Overseeing the efforts to thwart tunnelers and other efforts at "illegal emigration" is Colonel Kröger. Finally the pieces are all in place for the planned escape of about 30 people. Word is spread by surreptitious means, though the Stasi are watching closely. They go to the home of Fred's widowed mother to take her into custody, but she takes her own life first. Carola has admitted to Lotte that she has been an informant but swears she can now be trusted. In a ruse that means leaving her baby with Lotte's family, she leads her Stasi tail to a remote location far from the actual escape site. In the meantime, Fritzi has crossed the border with a fake passport to guide the escapees through the tunnel. After the true location of the escape is discovered, Harry enters East Berlin through the tunnel and, surprising a border guard, takes his uniform, helmet and gun, and blends in with the troops swarming the area in order to send them in wrong directions. The would-be escapees gather in a café across from the building where the tunnel begins, and Fritzi gradually escorts them over. Tense moments ensue as Colonel Kröger closes in, and pursues the escapees through the tunnel. A sign has been erected in the tunnel marking the boundary of the French sector, and the pursuing guards have the political sense to know they cannot go further. Cast Heino Ferch - Harry Melchior Nicolette Krebitz - Friederike 'Fritzi' Scholz Sebastian Koch - Matthis Hiller Alexandra Lara - Lotte Lohmann Mehmet Kurtuluş - Vittorio Costanza Heinrich Schmieder - Theo Lohmann Dorothea Moritz - Hermine Claudia Michelsen - Carola Langensiep Felix Eitner - Fred von Klausnitz Uwe Kockisch - Oberst Krüger Karin Baal - Marianne von Klausnitz Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger - Fotograf Grüner Florian Panzner - Heiner Awards Winner of the 2001 Bavarian TV Award (Heino Ferch and Roland Suso Richter) Winner of the 2001 German Television Award (best TV film/mini-series) Heino Ferch was awarded the Golden Camera in 2002 References External links 2001 films Films about the Berlin Wall Films set in