credit: Gabriel Silverman
The Spies Among Us at Alamo Lamar 4
"The Spies Among Us" is a rare look into the inner workings of a data-driven surveillance state run by one of the most feared secret police forces the world has ever known - East Germany’s Stasi.
A personal investigation into family secrets by Peter Keup, a Stasi victim-turned-historian, takes a turn when he contacts the men who ran the system. These are the first conversations of their kind between Stasi officers and a victim.
Through these meetings a terrifying mosaic is built of the lengths people go to maintain power in a dictatorship, as well as the indomitable human spirit that seeks truth and self-determination.
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Credits
Directors: |
Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman |
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Producer: |
Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman |
Cinematographer: |
Gabriel Silverman |
Editor: |
Gernot Grassl |
Music: |
Marcus Nigsch |
Principal Cast: |
Peter Keup, Heinz Engelhardt, Jochem Girke, Bernd Roth, Harald Korff, Roland Keup, Uta Keup, Susanne Schädlich , Uwe Wons, Michael Schindler |
Additional Credits: |
Consulting Producer: Andrea Meditch , Archival Producer: Stephen Maier, Archival Producer: Monika Preischl |
Contact
Public Film Contact: |
Jamie Coughlin Silverman
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Publicity Contact: |
Stephanie Davidson
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