Sissy von Westphalen

A documentary recounting the day-to-day workings during the signing of The Basic Treaty in 1973, which established relations between the two German states.

One of the most controversial dealings between the FRG and DDR and a political secret until the collapse of Communist Germany: the sale of over 33,000 political prisoners for diamonds, crude oil, exotic fruits and foreign currency.

A documentary recounting the day-to-day workings during the signing of The Basic Treaty in 1973, which established relations between the two German states.

One of the most controversial dealings between the FRG and DDR and a political secret until the collapse of Communist Germany: the sale of over 33,000 political prisoners for diamonds, crude oil, exotic fruits and foreign currency.