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2026120 minPGdocumentary

Transition

2026120 minPGdocumentary

Renowned documentarian Thomas Heise begins a film on Berlin's Schönhauser Allee, a road he lived on for decades, before his unexpected death.

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Renowned documentarian Thomas Heise begins a film on Berlin's Schönhauser Allee, a road he lived on for decades, before his unexpected death.

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Renowned documentarian Thomas Heise begins a film on Berlin's Schönhauser Allee, the road he lived on for decades. A few months later, Heise dies unexpectedly.

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