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Elsa spends a night at her cousins.
Elsa takes a visit to her grandparents and cousins in east Berlin, leaving her family in the west, and just as they thought everything was fine, turns out that as they were sleeping, a wall was built to separate east and west Berlin, which meant Elsa cant see her mom and dad. -
Failed Attempts
Elsa'a mother and father try to find ways to get to their daughter but walls are getting higher and trying to find a job there wasn't working. -
Christmas Time
Elsa has a breakdown on Christmas about how she misses her family and couldn't even enjoy herself -
Not really a Happy Birthday
Elsa turns 14 this day and is still upset about not seeing her parents, But didn't break down as bad as when she did on Christmas -
R.I.P Peter
Elsa's cousin's friend dies trying to escape at the age of 18 because of his hatred of east Germans -
Hope (?)
President John F. Kennedy speaks about how the wall was affecting families and others and Elsa has hope. -
R.I.P John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Elsa looses hope that she can see her family anytime soon. -
16
Elsa turns 16 and thinks about all the privileges she would have if she was still in west Berlin with her family. -
Savior!!
Elsa and her daughters listen to Ronald Reagan give commands to Gorbachev to tear the wall down. -
Reunited
The wall was torn down and after 28 years, Elsa could see her family.