This documentary does a good job showing archival footage and the mindset of the era when there was demand for the Iron Curtain to come down. The documentary focuses on the music of the time and various rock groups’ attempts at being a voice for the removal of the Berlin Wall. We see how people’s homes were bugged, and one woman shares that she dared not say anything on her phone about the government in Berlin and the surrounding Communist governments. One lady shares that she was shocked to learn a friend of hers was spying on her.

Of course most people who lived during this time have heard the famous President Reagan speech in which he says, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” But this particular documentary focuses more on rock bands such as the Doors, Vanilla Fudge, and Quiet Riot and their songs about the need for freedom, as being an integral part of the eventual tearing down of the wall.

There is a scene that features one of four screens and archived drug use is shown in an historical sense, a man briefly using a needle. However, this historical documentary shows the historic events of the time and we are pleased to award it our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for ages twelve plus.