Auf Fritzis Spuren (In Fritzi's Footsteps) tells the story of a 12-year-old girl living in the eastern city of Leipzig and how she experiences life in the east and the events that lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It definitely shows that no topic is too difficult for children, said the lead actor, Julian Janssen. It's precisely the difficult topics that should be addressed.
Some 35 years since the demise of the East German regime, a groundbreaking series looking into the daily life in the GDR picked up an International Emmy at Monday night's award ceremony in New York. Produced by the German regional public broadcaster MDR, "Auf Fritzis Spuren Wie war das so in der DDR? (In Fritzi's Footsteps What was it like in the GDR?) took home the prize in the Kids: Factual & Entertainment category, and beat competitors from Brazil, the United Kingdom and South Africa.