Film screening followed by discussion
After August 30, 1978, nothing in Constanze Glien's life is the same anymore. The GDR citizen wants to fly with her family from Gdansk to Schönefeld – but the plane is hijacked.
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Vorfeld und Radarturm des Flughafen Tempelhof
Instead of landing in the GDR, the plane with 50 GDR citizens on board lands in West Berlin, at Tempelhof Airport. Constanze Glien and her husband are suddenly faced with a decision: should she remain in freedom and leave everything familiar behind, or return to the GDR?
Kathrin Schwiering's documentary (approx. 45 min) shows how Tempelhof became a place that changed Constanze Glien's life – and recalls the airport's eventful history: once a symbol of Nazi power, later a beacon of hope during the Berlin Airlift, and finally a US Army base during the Cold War. Since its closure in 2008, the huge site is now a place of freedom in the middle of Berlin.
FREE ADMISSION, REGISTRATION REQUIRED
(Language: German)
#BerlinFreedomWeek
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Dates
November 2025
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