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  • The Small Escape (2019)
  • Short | Short
The Small Escape (2019)
Short | Short
The film tells the story of a car mechanic in Berlin-Reinickendorf, who decides to modify his car to hide a passenger within a modified engine compartment to help them escape to freedom in West Berlin. BMW's film is based on the true story...See moreThe film tells the story of a car mechanic in Berlin-Reinickendorf, who decides to modify his car to hide a passenger within a modified engine compartment to help them escape to freedom in West Berlin. BMW's film is based on the true story of Klaus-Günter Jacobi, who helped his best friend flee East Germany by smuggling him across the Berlin Wall in a BMW Isetta. On the evening of May 23, 1964, a few minutes before the border closed at midnight, Jacobi drove his BMW Isetta with his childhood friend, Koster, tucked inside. See less
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Director
Alex Feil
Producers
Birgit Damen | Alex Feil
Cinematographer
Khalid Mohtaseb
Casting Director
Emma Ashton
Production Designer
Erwin Prib
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Updated Oct 2, 2019
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Oct 2, 2019 (Germany)

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