The Thuringian actress Sandra Hüller feels that debates about the fall of the Berlin Wall lack the perspective of people in East Germany. The view of the fall of the Berlin Wall is “still a Western view,” Hüller said in an interview with the German “Vogue.” There is no representation of the Eastern experience. “Or rather, I notice that it is repeatedly demanded or suggested that we should please be satisfied with what we have,” criticized the 46-year-old. However, she does not have much to do with the term “left behind” in terms of the differences between West and East Germany.
As a child, she too experienced “this system change from one day to the next, without explanation or assuming that everyone wanted it.” Such an experience stays with you for a lifetime. “I am 46 now, and I believe that this interruption will be passed on to future generations.”
Don’t label stories as “Ostalgie”
In order to get away from the one-sided perspective, people have to talk to each other and listen to each other, said Hüller. That is the most important thing. “Accept these stories, don’t label them as Ostalgie or something like that. People have had real experiences, they are valid, they are real.”
The former Oscar nominee (“Anatomy of a Case”) can currently be seen in the GDR comedy “Two to One.” Films like this are also important in order to focus on “this other perspective of experience.” “So that people can better understand what it was like for people in the GDR back then. And so that it has an influence on the experience today and on the actions of the people who come from there.”
Hüller currently has several international projects planned, including the science fiction film “Project Hail Mary” with Ryan Gosling and “Late Fame” with Willem Dafoe. Hüller will also soon be in front of the camera with Hollywood star Tom Cruise (62).
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