Aftermath or Burning Border (German: Brennende Grenze) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Jenny Hasselqvist, Hubert von Meyerinck and Fritz Alberti.[1] It is noted for its generally anti-Polish tone. It was made at the Terra Studios in Berlin in late 1926. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.

Aftermath
German film poster
GermanBrennende Grenze
Directed byErich Waschneck
Written byErnst B. Fey
Erich Waschneck
Starring
CinematographyFriedl Behn-Grund
Music byWerner R. Heymann
Production
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Distributed byNational Film
Release date
  • 3 January 1927 (1927-01-03)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Synopsis

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The film is set along the disputed German-Polish borderland after the First World War where clashes between the two sides threaten to lead to bloodshed. The estate of a young widow is threatened when a local Polish commissioner leads his forces to occupy it.

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References

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  1. ^ Kopp, Kristin Leigh (2012). Germany's Wild East: Constructing Poland as Colonial Space. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-472-11844-1.
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