Good Bye Lenin! Page #6

had sprung a leak.

Everytime I closed a leak,

another one opened.

Ariane denied being my brother in arms,

the class enemy raised his Cola-flag

and a fresh wind from the West

blew mother's East money around my ears.

What're you laughing about?

- Yell.

Why?

- You have to vent some air.

Open up your valves. Just yell!

In Summer 1990, the German

national team exceeded the plan...

and became World Cup holder.

And mother kept on getting better.

The pullover marked "Size 48" has the

width of a "Size 54"

The pullover marked "Size 48" has the

width of a "Size 54"

and the length of a "Size 38". Full-stop.

I don't know how the employees

of Milena come to these measurements.

In the Capital there are no people who

are so small and square. Full-stop.

Christiane, that's good.

If it's our fault...

If it's... our fault...

that we cannot accommodate the Central Plan

with our sizes, comma...

we would like to apologize for that. Full stop.

In this case...

we shall endeavour to become, comma...

in the future, smaller and

squarer. Full stop.

With socialist salutations.

Hanna Schfer.

Hello, Mrs. Schfer.

Oh Alex. It's so nice to talk to your mother.

It feels just like living in the past.

A little changes here and there

and I'll send it to the OTTO mail-order company.

Our home is also

all the trees in the forest...

Our home is also

all the trees in the forest...

Our home...

I've got some nice visitors.

That's Frank and Christian...

of my former class.

- Hello.

Hello.

Mrs. Kerner has to rest now, alright?

Bye.

- Alex, why?

Now scram!

- And the 20 Marks? - What 20 Marks?

Sascha said,

we'd get 20 Marks for that!

Hello, Mr. Mehlert. - Hello, Alex.

Problems with the toaster?

My mother will be happy,

just go ahead. And you get out of here!

And tell your mates, I don't want to see a Pioneer here ever again. - Alright, boss.

Have you gone nuts?

You can't just let the

boys in here!

But why? She was pleased, wasn't she?

You can't do anything right with you Easties!

Having something to complain about is what matters to you most!

You're just like your mother

and her stupid GDR-inputs.

My mother doesn't grumble!

She's trying to change

the conditions of the society step by

step through constructive criticism. - Sure.

And you were never interested in that!

- Nope.

Haven't you noticed?

We're in the socialist veteran's club.

Good evening.

Why don't you take admission fees?

Yeah, let's charge admission fees!

You be quiet.

He's bought a Trabbi (GDR car). - Really?

An estate car.

That can't be happening. Paula will get a defect,

if this goes on much longer. - Oh come on!

our health, did they?

I've really got my doubts about you.

Sh*t. Sh*t!

Well done. Get a cloth.

What is it? Nosebleeds again.

I know it's a little stressful at the moment

I'd also prefer,

if we didn't have to...

- I saw dad... earlier.

Where?.

- At work.

I recognized his voice immediately.

What did he say?

Um, 3 cheeseburgers and

And... what does he look like?

He drives a Volvo estate car and

got glasses with a golden rim.

What did you tell him?

Enjoy your meal and thank you

for choosing Burger King.

Enjoy your meal and thank you

for choosing Burger King.

My father lived somewhere in this City.

I saw his image in my mind.

A fat guy who stuffed himself with cheeseburgers

and chips all day.

He lived in his world and I lived in mine.

He didn't have anything to do with me

and I didn't have anything to do with him.

Hold still or it won't work.

Will it take much longer?

'cause I have to be home

in 2 hours at the latest.

You always have to be somewhere in 2 hours.

It's getting boring.

Oh great. I got a sick mother,

a demanding job...

and a miffed girlfriend.

- I've got my exams in 2 days.

It's second nature to you.

This little bit of putting a plaster on.

Then I can stop learning, can't I?

I was well-meant.

I believe in you.

Lara, stop this sh*t, please!

You have to tell your mother!

- What?

You have to tell your mother!

- Not because of me, but because of her!

Lara!

- What?

Sh*t! Lara!

The life in our little country

became ever faster.

Somehow we were all just like atoms

in a big particle accelerator.

But away from all the frantic pace of the new time

there was a place of quiet,

But away from all the frantic pace of the new time

there was a place of quiet,

silence and leisureliness,

where I could finally have a lie-in.

Well, Paula. Alex didn't use to be

so tired when he came home from work.

Our Paula's learning to walk, Alex!

There! There!

There!

See? I can do it, too.

Paula! See?

My little Paula. Come to your Granny.

Come, come.

Now we'll show Alex,

what we can do, okay?

Right...

Now let's see just how far

your Granny can walk.

Hi! - Hi!

- Good afternoon.

Young man,

can I just sit down for a moment here please?

Of course.

You're not from here, are you?

- Nope, from Wuppertal.

From the West?

Mum?

Mum, what are you doing? Come on.

- Mum!

What is it with you?

You can't just get up! Sh*t.

What's actually happening here?

Central Committee of the Socialist...

Unity Party of...

Germany.

Sound is in order.

- Right.

Right. I'm ready.

- Camera running.

Berlin.

Still running.

Berlin.

In a historic special session of the

Central Committee of the Social Unity Party of Germany...

the General Secretary of the SUG's CC

and Chairman of the GDR's Council of State,

Comrade Erich Honecker, in a great matter of humanitarian politeness,

consented to the entering of the country by people from the FRG

who've been requesting exile at the GDR embassies in Prague and Budapest.

In this development, Honecker sees...

a change in the East-West-relations

and promised every man and woman entering the country...

a change in the East-West-relations

and promised every man and woman entering the country...

a welcome money of 200 East Marks.

Unemployment,

bad future prospects...

and the increasing election victories

of the neo-Nazi Republicans...

made the unnerved FRG citizens

turn their backs

on the capitalism to

try and start...

a new life in the country of workers and farmers.

Here they park,

the new GDR citizens from the FRG.

The entering FRG citizens

were accommodated in the Berlin districts...

"Center" und "Friedrich's Grove".

The CC of the SUG...

created the campaign "Solidarity West"

because of the historic situation,

to make sure all the new citizens

receive proper living space.

Somehow I have to admit

that my game started to break free.

Maybe the GDR I created for my mother,

was the one I would have liked to have.

Citizens who are ready

to accommodate a refugee from the FRG,

please report to their

Section Plenipotentiary.

How many are there already?

I don't know. Ten, twenty thousand?

Look at that.

The people want to come into our country.

Where are they all going to live?

- They'll find something.

You've heard it, they're taking care of it.

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