Seven directors remember their childhood and youth; to the 50s and 60s in the GDR. They appear to be curious, vulnerable children and teenagers who also want to be cool (even though the word doesn't exist for them yet). They live in well-adjusted or resistant families. Some only in half because their father left for the West. Depending on their family background, they want or should help build the new, better Germany.
Unfortunately the movie Als wir die Zukunft waren is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Hannes Schönemann | Director |
| Directing | Thomas Knauf | Director |
| Sound | Marcel Noll | Music |
| Directing | Peter Kahane | Director |
| Directing | Ralf Marschalleck | Director |
| Directing | Andreas Voigt | Director |
| Directing | Gabriele Denecke | Director |
| Directing | Lars Barthel | Director |
| Camera | Andreas Köfer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Sebastian Hattop | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marcus Lenz | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Thomas Plenert | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Lars Barthel | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Peter Kahane | Writer |
| Writing | Lars Barthel | Writer |
| Writing | Thomas Knauf | Writer |
| Production | Barbara Etz | Producer |
| Writing | Ralf Marschalleck | Writer |
| Writing | Hannes Schönemann | Writer |
| Writing | Andreas Voigt | Writer |
| Writing | Gabriele Denecke | Writer |
