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Economics at the Movies - Goodbye Lenin
20th October 2010
An award-winning German language comedy from a few years back provides a super background for teaching economic systems and differences in living standards. An East German mother falls into a coma and - by the time she awakes - the Berlin Wall has fallen and a process of reintegrating East and West is well underway. Her son tries desperately to maintain his mother’s room in the style of the old Eastern Bloc - a lovely comic scenario played out to hilarious effect. Our clip below provides the trailer for this film.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.