Escapes across the Iron Curtain

The series will show – through human stories – the tragedy of a divided Europe, the various motivations for escape to the West, and the means deployed by the authorities in Soviet block countries to curtail the rights and restrict the movements of their citizens.
The drama of the escapes will work as a launching pad to explore ethical questions surrounding each escape, how the escapes were used for contrasting propaganda by both East and West and key historical moments linked to each escape.

The series is a coproduction between NOW Productions and KM Plus Media.