Stasi

An informative and chilling account of the history of the notorious East German secret police, the Stasi. Headed by the sinister Erich Mielke, the Stasi kept the East German population under constant surveillance. Through tapping phones, reading mail, and installing informers they created an insidious culture of fear and suspicion. This definitive doc reveals the calculated cruelty and brutal repression committed by East Germany's most infamous organisation.