Film censorship in East Germany

Film censorship in East Germany was common at a politically sensitive time in history.^[1][2][3] Despite the three consecutive constitutions of the German Democratic Republic proclaiming freedom from censorship, in practice certain films were regulated.^[2] The chief reason for censorship in East Germany in cinema was criticism of government policies which the government perceived as a threat to the future of the nation.^[4] Films banned in the aftermath the 11th Plenum of the ZK-SED include:

• Spring Takes Its Times
• Trace of Stones
• Just Don't Think I'll Cry
• Born in 1945
• The Rabbit Is Me
• Karla
• The Lost Angel
• When You're Older, Adam
• Mademoiselle Butterfly
• Hands Up or I'll Shoot
• Berlin, Around the Corner

References

1. Green, Jonathon; Karolides, Nicholas J. (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of Censorship. Infobase Publishing. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4381-1001-1. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
2. Berghahn, Daniela (15 July 2005). Hollywood Behind the Wall: The Cinema of East Germany. Manchester University Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7190-6172-1. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
3. Cooke, Paul (7 October 2005). Representing East Germany Since Unification: From Colonization to Nostalgia. Berg. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-84520-189-0. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
4. Nochimson, Martha P. (23 September 2011). World on Film: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-4443-5833-9. Retrieved 30 September 2012.