Storyline
In the summer of 1989 tens of thousands of tourists from communist East Germany came to Hungary. They were deeply disillusioned because they felt they had no future in East Germany. There was no freedom, no choice in the shops, salaries were low and they could not travel except to Eastern Europe. They wanted to go to a prosperous and free West Germany but they could not get passports, so they hoped that by travelling through Hungary, the least suppressed country of the Soviet Block, they could cross the Iron Curtain into Austria and then travel on into West Germany. For them the Hungary of twenty years ago was the new east-west passage. Written by Czes
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Aurél Hajtó
Narrator (voice)
Frequently Asked Questions
East-West Passage was released on February 2, 2010.
The runtime of East-West Passage is 52m.
East-West Passage is a Documentary movie.
East-West Passage has a rating of 6.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
East-West Passage is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
East-West Passage was directed by Gábor Zsigmond Papp.
The main cast of East-West Passage includes Aurél Hajtó.
East-West Passage is originally in HU.