The Promise (Feature Film)

Campus Cinema 2026

Motiv aus dem Film „Das Versprechen“ – Motiv aus dem Film „Das Versprechen“

In the fall of 1961, Sophie (Meret Becker) and Konrad (Anian Zollner) attempt to flee to West Berlin through the sewer system with friends. A single moment decides their fate: Konrad is left behind and arrested—and the Wall separates the young couple for decades. From then on, their lives unfold in two separate worlds; their encounters remain rare exceptions, taking place secretly in Prague. Caught between hope and alienation, they experience the Cold War, political rapprochement, and finally the fall of the Wall. A moving drama about missed opportunities and the power of love that transcends borders.

Margarethe von Trotta was awarded the Bavarian Film Prize for this film.

Feature film, 1994, Director: Margarethe von Trotta, 115 min.

Pre-screening discussion: Sven Behrend ( Director of the Stasi Museum Berlin)

Post-screening discussion: T.B.A., moderated by Dr. Martin Stief (Federal Archives – Stasi Records Archive)

Pre-screening program

5:00 p.m.: Guided tour of the grounds, “The Origins of the Stasi and the Stasi Complex” (Citizens’ Committee “15 January e. V.”), 90 min.

5:45 p.m.: “Where Is My File?” Guided tour of the Stasi Records Archive, 60 min.

Registration for the tours is required at:

Your participation in a tour is not confirmed until you receive our confirmation.

The Campus Cinema is organized by the Federal Archives – Stasi Records Archive, the Berlin Commissioner for Coming to Terms with the Past, and the Robert Havemann Society e. V. Media partners are radioeins and Der Tagesspiegel. The Campus Cinema takes place in collaboration with the Stasi Museum, UOKG e. V., DOH Doping Opfer Hilfe e. V., and the Bürgerkomitee 15. Januar e. V.

An event as part of the Campus Cinema series

The event is part of the“Campus Cinema” series.Translated with DeepL

Meeting point: Campus for Democracy

Booking: Registration is not required for the guided tours.

Registration for the guided tours is required at:

Your participation in a guided tour is not confirmed until you receive our confirmation.

Next date:

• Date Monday, 10/August/2026 19:30 bis 21:30
• Venue Stasimuseum - Forschungs- und Gedenkstätte Normannenstraße
• Address Ruschestraße 103, 10365 Berlin-Lichtenberg