Codename Pirate
2014•1h 37m•Released
Documentary
Was my father really a spy, as his file in the former East German Secret Service (STASI) suggests? This question marks the starting point of a son’s journey into his late father’s past which still remains somewhat mysterious even today. Eric Asch is looking for answers – in the Stasi archives, at the NSA and in his own family history. The result is a very personal documentary which reports ironically about the practices of secret service during the Cold War.
Director
Eric Asch
Writer
Eric Asch
Languages
German
Studio
Imbissfilm
Production
Company
Imbissfilm
Company
ZDF
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