The Wall-A World Divided

The Wall-A World Divided looks deep inside the revolution that swept across Europe two decades ago - with the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall - to understand how this remarkable event helped end the Cold War without a shot being fired.  The film explores the lives of ordinary people caught up in the Cold War politics:  a young father forced to tunnel beneath the wall to reunite his family; a teenager whose love of pop culture got him in deep trouble with the state; a student activist helping make a peaceful revolution while facing down tanks; and a young man broken by the ruthless interrogation methods of the secret police.

Program Length: 1 hour

Airs:  September 20 at 9:00 p.m., WCVE PBS / WHTJ PBS

SOLs: History-WHII.13, WHII.14, WHII.16