The central protagonist and former RAF terrorist. After fatally shooting a French police officer, she flees to East Berlin, where the Stasi provides her with a new identity and fabricated backstory. She survives under two separate 'legends' in the GDR, experiences fleeting love and deep disillusionment with both capitalist and communist systems, and ultimately dies at a border checkpoint following the fall of East Germany.
Rita experiences genuine love and proposes marriage with Jochen.
Both women were RAF operatives who chose to disappear into East Germany.
Hull manages Rita's survival and training under Stasi protection.
Rita and Tatjana develop a deep romantic bond while working at the factory.
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