The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority 2002 Directed by Christian Klemke Das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit - Alltag einer Behörde
Former heads, senior officers and the rector of the MfS law school explain how the ministry functioned. The interviewees see themselves as legitimate actors with a clear mandate and political enemy image. They provide an insight into the techniques and routines of secret service work, psychological tricks during interrogations and the management of “unofficial collaborators”. What they all have in common is that they are not aware of any moral guilt. The directors contrast their footage of prisons and archives with the statements of former Stasi employees in an attempt to expose their evasions and efforts at suppression.
Cast
Kurt Zeiseweis
himself
Gerhard Niebling
himself
Karli Coburger
himself
Gerhard Neiber
himself
Horst Männchen
himself
Willi Opitz
himself
Wolfgang Schmidt
himself
Günter Möller
himself
Wanja Abramowski
himself
Siegfried Rataizick
himself