12 heißt: Ich liebe Dich

Overview

Due to alleged West contacts Bettina is arrested in 1984. Jan is a Stasi officer and expert in interrogation. For half a year, the officer and the dissident sit face to face almost daily, and the unbelievable happens: they fall in love with each other. In a few words and gestures and by means of a numerical code, they communicate. '11 means 'you are beautiful', '12 means 'I love you'. Jan and Bettina are always at risk of their love being discovered.

Cast

Claudia Michelsen

Bettina Kramer

Devid Striesow

Jan Kohlfeld

Michael Krabbe

Andreas