- Harsher in Hindsight: The story takes place in the German state of Thuringia. In their 2024 elections
the AFD
, a far right party, took control of the State Parliament. Being as the theme of the movie is people taking incredible risks to escape oppression it is rough watching it knowing an anti-immigrant party now controls the region. - What Do You Mean, It's Not Political?: The anti-communism/totalitarianism message is pretty obvious. But one could argue it’s also a reminder to modern day audiences to not forget the recent past and to try to be sympathetic to migrants looking to escape oppression.
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