Berlin Wall: The Night the Iron Curtain Closed

In August 1961, three million Berliners awoke to find their city transformed into a divided landscape. Without warning, a 28-mile barrier had been constructed overnight, separating East and West Berlin and splitting the city in two. This documentary presents the untold story of the night of August 13, tracing the events that led to the partition of one of Europe’s most historically significant cities. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, personal letters from families and soldiers who experienced the division firsthand, as well as East German sources and archival footage from the 12 hours preceding the wall's construction, the film offers a detailed look at that pivotal moment. *The Night The Iron Curtain Closed* documents how, in a single night, a new political reality emerged, an old nation was divided, and the Berlin Wall became a symbol of the Cold War's beginning.