ARTE.tv Documentary

Socialist Creatures - Animals of the GDR (2024x28)

Air date: Aug 01, 2024

What makes a good socialist animal? In the GDR in the 1950s, relations between humans and animals were redefined according to socialist ideals. Gone were the days of cuddling cats at home or taking dogs for long walks: in a society that rejected individualism, animals had to be useful to the community in East Germany.