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2017 TV series directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
The actor Tom Schilling, Director Oliver Hirschbiegel, actress Friederike Becht and actor Jorg Schuttauf of The Same Sky at the Berlinale 2017
The Same Sky
(original title:
Der gleiche Himmel
) is a 2017 German TV series. It is set during the 1970s in
West Germany
, depicting the
Cold War
. It portrays the fate of two families on either side of the
Berlin Wall
.
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[2]
The story revolves around the relationship between an
East German
"Romeo" agent ? a spy who uses seduction as a way to unearth secrets ? and his female targets in the
West
.
[1]
The series was screened as three feature-length episodes or as six hour-long episodes, depending on the broadcasting service. It was written by
Paula Milne
and directed by
Oliver Hirschbiegel
and stars
Sofia Helin
and
Tom Schilling
.
[1]
The scripts were written in English and translated into German by the director.
[3]
The series was produced by
UFA Fiction
in co-production with
Beta Film
for
ZDF
and
Czech TV
in association with Rainmark Films.
[1]
It was filmed from 24 August 2015 to 6 December 2015 in
Prague
. The music score was written by
Walter Mair
and Vesselina Tchakarova. The series was originally broadcast in Germany in March 2017. In the UK, the series was shown on
More4
in 2020.
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citation needed
]
The interest by Amazon and Netflix in acquiring the rights to carry
The Same Sky
was kindled by the earlier success of another series also featuring a young agent dispatched to
West Germany
under an assumed identity,
Deutschland 83
.
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[5]
Cast
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References
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Barraclough, Leo (October 17, 2016).
"Netflix Acquires Cold War Thriller
The Same Sky
in English-Language Territories"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
November 11,
2016
.
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Barraclough, Leo (October 17, 2016).
"
The Same Sky
'
s Oliver Hirschbiegel on Spies, Communism, Virginity"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
December 12,
2018
.
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Lawson, Mark (26 May 2017).
"Operation Romeo: TV lays bare the cold war's strangest, sexiest mission"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
10 March
2018
.
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Grey, Tobias (February 17, 2017).
"New era of big-budget drama in Berlin"
.
FT.com
. Retrieved
January 17,
2019
.
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Gibbons, Fiachra (October 18, 2016).
"Netflix, Amazon battle over German Cold War spy dramas"
.
Phys.org
.
Agence France-Presse
. Retrieved
January 17,
2019
.
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