In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, give their flag as a gift to the locals of Bergstedt, Germany in this GDR propaganda film. This quickly takes on a symbolic meaning for the miners in Bergstedt as the Nazi party demands that this Soviet gesture be erased and the flag be replaced with their own. The miner and communist party functionary Otto Brosowski publicly declares it his duty to defend this flag against every danger, and he keeps his promise despite his family being threatened by torment and torture.
Kurt Maetzig
Director
Hans-Albert Pederzani
Writer
Erwin Geschonneck
Otto Brosowski Senior
Marga Legal
Minna Brosowski
Harry Hindemith
Bürgermeister Zonkel
Fred-Arthur Geppert
Rüdiger
Eva-Maria Hagen
Elfriede
Manfred Krug
Jule Hammer
Jochen Thomas
Bode
Frank Panzer
Walter mit 12 Jahren
Kaspar Eichel
Walter
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Gigi & Nate76%
Eleanor the Great69%
Der Fuchs71%
Helen64%
Adopt a Highway66%
Come Sunday58%
Home67%
Skin64%
Paula63%
The 3363%
Hungry Hearts65%
What Maisie Knew71%
Normal66%
The River64%
Waiting for Anya62%
Vanya on 42nd Street66%
Starving in Suburbia65%
Head Full of Honey63%
Night Crossing62%
