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Line of Separation(TV show/series, 2015-2018)

Original title: "Tannbach – Schicksal eines Dorfes" (German/DE)
FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 30min per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 6 episodes

Line of SeparationRating: 3.8/5 (with 9 votes)
Tannbach is a German television series that first aired on ZDF in 2015. It is a fictionalized story inspired by the village of Mödlareuth and its families that were divided by the Iron Curtain along a brook known as the Tannbach. The series explores the traumatic period of German history between the end of World War II and 1952. For the people of the village, the end of the war does not mean the end of hardship, soon the Cold War takes over and the village as well as the people become divided along geographic and political lines. The series has 2 seasons and is known as "Line of Separation" in the United States. "Line of Separation" was picked up by PBS as a streaming offering. ()
Poster of Line of Separation

Where to watch Line of Separation (streaming/download)?

"Line of Separation" is currently available on 1 providers. Line of Separation can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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2 seasons: Staffel 1, Staffel 2
Duration: 1h 30min
Genres: Deutsch / Dramaserien
Keywords: Bittersüß / Bewegend
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About Line of Separation

After the fall of the Third Reich, the small town of Tannbach is cruelly divided between East and West regimes and the town’s inhabitants suffer the consequences. A gripping historical drama exploring the devastating effects decades of conflict had on communities from the end of the Second War War to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Tannbach - Line Of Separation - Meilleur Programme Long de Fiction(Trailer, 0:30)

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Line of Separation Seasons and Episodes

01/08/2018Season 2 - 3 episodes
#1 | 01/08/2018Episode 1
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Tannbach, 1960. The Cold War claims its victims. In the west a child dies in a grenade incident, the east enforces collectivization by all means. Unrest is growing in the village.
#2 | 01/10/2018Episode 2
Summer 1961. In the divided village of Tannbach, no one suspects that it is the last days before the wall is built and Germany will be divided into East and West for the next few decades.
#3 | 01/11/2018Episode 3
1968. The Prague Spring brings hope for a world without walls. But fear grows in the divided village of Tannbach. Those who believe in a new beginning will be bitterly disappointed.
01/04/2015Season 1 - 3 episodes
01/04/2015Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 8 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Finnish (FI), Polish (PL), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/04/2015
Last episode released on: 01/11/2018
Producer: Quirin Berg
Film Editor: Matthew Newman
Director of Photography: Clemens Messow
Composer: Fabian Römer
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Tannbach, vartioitu kylä"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:9737, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024