

Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt
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After the end of the GDR, thrashings, threats and hunts were part of everyday life. In the years after the reunification of the early 1990s, hatred, racism and violence against foreigners and supporters of leftist ideology broken out in Eastern Germany. Most of those involved was young people. In many cities and towns, the streets and squares belonged to the right-wing scene, organized in neo-Nazi comradeships. Bomber jackets, combat boots and the Hitler salute showed the intimidated rest where they were. The baseball bat was a popular weapon. There were riots, attacks on asylum seekers' homes, mass brawls and hunt downs to those who look or think differently. It doesn't took long and the first deaths were to be mourned. The majority of the Eastern German population looked the other way or even applauded the deeds. A bad omen for the political development of later years. In six film segments, a team of authors take a look at the time reflected in interviews with contemporary witnesses.
Cast

Nurcan Özdemir
Self - Narrator (voice)

Christian Bangel
Self - Interviewee

Klaus Baldauf
Self - Interviewee

Marcus Reinert
Self - Interviewee

René Wilke
Self - Interviewee

David Begrich
Self - Interviewee

Gabriele Herbst
Self - Interviewee

Wolfgang Kaleck
Self - Interviewee

Wolfgang Mönckmeyer
Self - Interviewee

Dennis H.
Self - Interviewee

Juliana Gombe
Self - Interviewee

Mustafa Hussein
Self - Interviewee

Augusto Jone Munjunga
Self - Interviewee

Moises Myuma
Self - Interviewee

Uta Leichsenring
Self - Interviewee

Volker Schäfer
Self - Interviewee

Heinz-Joachim Lohmann
Self - Interviewee

Steven Hartung
Self - Interviewee

Fabian Wichmann
Self - Interviewee

Nguyen Dinh Khoi
Self - Interviewee

Nguyen Lan Chi
Self - Interviewee

Björn Höcke
Self - Orator

Alexander Gauland
Self - Orator

Amadeu António
Self (archive footage)
