Deutschland 83

In a divided Germany in 1983, naive 24-year-old East German soldier Martin Rauch is pulled from his benign post as a border guard and given a new assignment: undercover spy for the Stasi foreign service in West Germany. Hiding in plain sight as Moritz Stamm in the West German army, Rauch must gather NATO military secrets. As he veers between father figures, love interests, and East and West Germany, nothing is quite what it seems and everyone he encounters is harbouring secrets, both political and personal.

How does the opening to the drama start?- establishing shot, office, high angle, building- Are title credits used?- colourful, upbeat, we are shown who the major actors are during the title credits, there are things related to the Cold War and how Germany was split into East and West Germany.- What and who are we introduced to? (locations, characters and settings)- we are introduced to the protagonist who is Martin, we are also introduced to 3 other characters who are part of the title credits; Lenora, Walter and Annett. There are workplace and home settings.- What themes are introduced?- we are introduced to the themes of family, love, hate, war, conflict and an urban environment.- Is a story or plot set up in the opening episode?- war (The Cold War), multiple mentions of an evil empire, spying (trying to get information by stealing or taking pictures)- What does the drama look like?- a few diegetic sounds (TV playing, radio in the supermarket), cigarette (mise-en-scene), little use of electronics/technology (this makes the drama look more realistic as it is set in the 80's during the Cold War.