Spur der Steine

May 10 1990 N/A 2h 19m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Bad planning and shortages prevail on an East German construction site. Foreman Hannes Balla uses unconventional methods to overcome the problems. New Socialist Unity Party secretary Werner Horrath is charged with bringing the rough-and-ready builder crew into line. The task seems doomed to fail as the two men compete for the affections of young engineer Kati Klee. But when she gets pregnant by married man Horrath, he is in danger of being expelled from the party, and Balla takes his side...

Plot

Hannes Balla is the foreman of a group of building construction workers at the large construction site "Schkona" in the GDR. They spend most of their time working hard and drinking harder; to some they are fun, to some they are a public nuisance. Things get more complicated when good-looking Kati Klee is employed as a young technician, and Werner Horrath, the ambitious new Party Secretary, aims to boost work efficiency and downsize Balla's ego. Kati slowly warms up to Werner but is also attracted to Balla's nonconformity. A contemporary movie about work, love, and everything in-between.

Written by

Erik Neutsch, Karl-Georg Egel, Frank Beyer

Directed by

Frank Beyer

Cast

Manfred Krug, Krystyna Stypulkowska, Jutta Hoffmann

Crew

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Production Countries

East Germany

Production Companies

DEFA

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
1,050
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA