Product Details

• Directors: Simone Shoemaker
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: January 5, 1994
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 0967933412
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #691,647 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Video Rating Guide for Libraries, Vol. 5, No. 4

...a very important video ... it gives viewers the rare opportunity to see a nation reforming into one after being severely divided for many decades.

Product Description

"Test the West!" is a two-part documentary dealing with the issue of German reunification from an insider's perspective. Part II returns to East Germany in 1993, documenting the continuing process of democratization, and the immense task of rebuilding a debilitated economy. The fall of the Berlin Wall has brought freedom and Western goods, but along with these opportunities came unemployment, uncertainty and fears for many. Again, people of all walks of life share their stories in interviews.

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Changes after Unification, June 1, 2000

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Dr. Mark Himmelein (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Test the West! Metamorphosis in East Germany, Part II: 1993 "The Rebuilding of a Country" [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This second part of the video provides additional insight into what the average "East German" experienced after the euphoria of unification wore off. It is an excellent source of balanced information that helps explain how German unification was (and is) more than just the fall of the Berlin Wall.