Thank You Hungary

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In the year 1989 people from Soviet occupied eastern Germany could flee to West-Germany via Hungary, see German reunification in Wikipedia. Hungary had opened the border to Austria. The German embassy in Hungary initiated a public advertising campaign thanking Hungaria, see Deutsche Botschaft Budapest. Below is a photo of a poster which I spotted in one of Frankfurt’s subway stations.

Danke Ungarn

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Short Review on Film Citizenfour

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Yesterday I went to the movie with my family and watched Laura Poitras‘s film Citizenfour. The movie in Frankfurt was completely sold out, many prospects had to be sent home, because there were no more seats available. I just got a ticket because I had a high number on the waiting list. I am surprised that the movie is not shown in the “big” movies, but rather in small and lesser known movies.

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