The Man on the Other Side

All's fair in love and Cold War

The Man on the Other Side — Plot

Bonn, West Germany, 1974, in the middle of the Cold War. Young government official Sophie Zimmermann is being hunted and the only way to survive is to find out the identity of the man she knows as Dieter.

• Release date
• January 3, 2021
• Runtime
• 85 min
• Genres
• Drama, Thriller
• Director
• Marcus Lim

The Man on the Other Side — Cast

Mari Bensel Sophie Zimmermann Nils Schulz Dieter Schäfer

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James Carney Englishman Jörg Malchow State Secretary

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Christoph Felix Degener BND Agent

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Thomas Hillenbrand Stasi Agent #1

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Justus Felix Schmidt Stasi Agent #2

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Saskia Märkl Jekaterina