''Sheriff Teddy'' is a 1957

East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...

children's film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that generally relates to children in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films are made f ...

. The film depicts a thirteen-year-old boy named Kalle who moves from

West Berlin West Berlin ( or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War. Although West Berlin lacked any sovereignty and was under military occupation until German reunification in 1 ...

to the Eastern side of the divided city of

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

. The film contrasts life in the different sides of the city and intends to show the superior life in the East.

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* 1957 films East German films 1950s German-language films Films set in Berlin Films based on German novels German children's films Films directed by Heiner Carow 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub