Summer Cinema at the Goethe-Institut
Drama/Music Film/Biography // 127 minutes // 2018 // recommended for ages 12+
Film biography about the turbulant life of the GDR singer-songwriter Gerhard Gundermann (1955-1998). By day, he works as an excavator driver in open-pit lignite mining in the German Lausitz. But by night, after his shift, he takes to the stage as a singer and moves people with his music. He addresses matters such as life, death and dying, but also takes up political and socially critical topics. His personal and authentic songs made him an idol of many people in the GDR during the 1980s. At the same time, he repeatedly came into conflict with the authorities. Even after the end of the GDR, Gundermann did not lose his popularity. Until the rumor starts to spread: Was he a spy for the Stasi?
Directed by: Andreas Dresen
Screenplay: Laila Stieler
Producer: Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen
Music: Gerhard Gundermann
Cinematography: Andreas Höfer
Film editing: Jörg Hauschild
Cast: Alexander Scheer, Anna Unterberger, Benjamin Kramme, Eva Weißenborn, Kathrin Angerer, Peter Schneider, Milan Peschel, Bjarne Mädel, Axel Prahl, Peter Sodann, Steffen Lehmann, Hilmar Eichhorn, Thorsten Merten, Alexander Hörbe, Alexander Schubert, Peter Rappenglück, Leni Wesselman, Hans-Dieter Schütt
Awards
- 2018: Guild Film Award - Best Film (national)
- 2018: Günter Rohrbach Film Award - Actor Award for Alexander Scheer
- 2018: Bavarian Film Award for Alexander Scheer as best leading actor
- 2019: German Film Award in six categories: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Male Lead, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design
- 2019: German Acting Award: Award in the category Actress in a Supporting Role (Eva Weißenborn)
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