More films from the Neue deutsche Filme section of this year's Berlinale reviewed:
Sex=mc2
Elke de Wit
Rosa von Praunheim's biopic of "the Einstein of sex" persecuted by the Nazis.
Wasted Lives in Changing Times
Elke de Wit
Wege in die Nacht, Andreas Kleinert's brooding Cannes-feted masterpiece.
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After the Rain
Sam Vaknin's book on offer from CER.
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Stability Sacrificed
Mel Huang
Political tension in Latvia shifted into overdrive when the government collapsed last week.
Red Carpet District
Saša Cvijetić
With recent threats of war, the new Croatian ruling élite are showing sings of dangerous disorientation.
The Myths of Yugoslavia
Sam Vaknin
Popular misconceptions of the Balkans debunked.
Securitate Shuffle
Catherine Lovatt
A new law further opens up the old files of the hated secret police. But just try getting the goods on a public official.
Media Melee
Jan Čulík
Seven of the nine members of the new Council for Czech Television are straight-forward political appointees.
The Re-Austrianisation of Central Europe
Ian Hall and Magali Perrault
Is a new form of far-right politics taking hold in both Western and East Central Europe?
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