'' Follow Me '' is a 1989 East-West drama film directed by the Austrian filmmaker Maria Knilli . It was her second feature film , following her feature film debut with Lieber Karl released in 1984 . Follow Me was entered as the official German contribution into the competition of the 16th Moscow International Film Festival in 1989 and had its world premiere there . It was released theatrically in German cinemas on 2 November 1989 , one week before the fall of the Berlin Wall . 1990 , following the Velvet Revolution , the film was shown at the 27th International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary
16th Moscow International Film Festival
16th Moscow International Film Festival
Follow Me (film)