Film

The Hour Oak

2006 · 1h · Documentary

There’s an oak tree that was familiar to everyone who used to drive along the highway just south of Berlin. Until 2004, it stood between the small suburban town of Ludwigsfelde and the intersection at Nuthetal. In the times of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), it took one hour to drive – in one of the famous East German “Trabant” cars – from the position of the tree to the East Berlin city center, which is why it was called the One-Hour Oak Tree. When the famous oak so steeped in history was cut down, the idea emerged to turn it into a sculpture.

• Gerd KroskeDirector · Writer
• Karin SchöningEditor

Release date

January 1, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h

Genres

Documentary