Ein Staat geht. Abschied von der DDR

328 days remain in the GDR when the wall falls. It was a time when events were tumbling over, when the lives of 16 million people in East Germany were fundamentally changed. The speed with which the change takes place is surprising, unsettling and causes deep fears. Some people are desperately clinging to the past and are unable to break new ground. Others recognise the moment, take their fate into their own hands and try to create a better future. In the almost eleven months between the fall of the Wall and reunification, the GDR dissolves itself and joins the Federal Republic. It is a process that is unique in world history.

This documentary series tells numerous personal, often surprising stories - of people who have shaped their future with ideas, and of losers who have been lost in the maelstrom of events.