ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə mˈuːvi mˈeɪnli sˈɛntɚz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə tɹˈaɪəlz ænd tɹˌɪbjʊlˈeɪʃənz əvə lˈɛftɪstˈæktɪvˌɪst wˈʊmən nˈoʊn æz ɹˈiːɾə vˈɑːɡt, mˈɛni moʊtˈiːfs ɪnðə skɹˈɪpt ɹᵻflˈɛkt ɪndʒˈiː vˌiːəts ɹˈiːəl lˈaɪf: ʃiː ɹˈiəli dˈɪd flˈiː tʊ ˈiːst dʒˈɜːməni ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð sˌʌm ˈʌðɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, hˌævɪŋ fˈeɪɾəli ʃˈɑːt ɐ pˈæɹɪs pəlˈiːsmən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ænd ʃiː ɹˈiəli dˈɪd ɹᵻsˈiːv ɐ nˈuː aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi tə lˈɪv ˌʌndɚɹ ɪn dɹˈɛzdən.
And although the movie mainly centers around the trials and tribulations of a leftist-activist woman known as Rita Vogt, many motifs in the script reflect Inge Viett's real life: she really did flee to East Germany along with some others in 1982, having fatally shot a Paris policeman in 1981, and she really did receive a new identity to live under in Dresden.