THE FILMS
- Wed 24.4.2019 Wolfgang Staudte: The Murderers are among us (1946)
- Mon 29.4.2019 Wim Wenders: Wings of Desire (1987)
- Thu 2.5.2019 Andreas Dresen: Gundermann (2018)
- Mon 6.5.2019 Charly Hübner, Sebastian Schultz: Wild Heart (2017)
- Mon 13.5.2019 Sylke Enders: Schönefeld Boulevard (2014)
Wed 24.04.2019, at 4.30 p.m.
Wolfgang Staudte: DIE MÖRDER SIND UNTER UNS (The Murderers are among us, 1946)
90 min
1945: Berlin - a town in ruins. Susanne Wallner returns from a concentration camp to her former apartment, which is now occupied by Dr. Mertens, a surgeon. Susanne und Mertens have to share the apartment. Mertens encounters Brückner, the former commander of his battalion, whom he had believed to be dead. Brückner, who had ordered the execution of more than 100 civilians during the war, is now a successful industrialist. Mertens decides that justice must take its course. Susanne is able to convince him that retaliation for such a crime should not be taken into his own hands. Rather, the war criminal must be tried in court.
Mon 29.04.2019, at 4.30 p.m.
Wim Wenders: DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN (Wings of Desire, 1987)
122 min
Damiel and Cassiel are two of the angels in Berlin who, from lofty vantage points, watch over the fate of the people below. Damiel falls in love with Marion and has an ever-growing desire to be near her; but to truly realize his love, he must become human.
To/Do/Thu 02.05.2019, at 4.30 p.m.
Andreas Dresen: GUNDERMANN (2018)
127 min
The movie deals with the real life story of East German singer and writer Gerhard Gundermann and his struggles with music, life as a coal miner and his dealings with the secret police (STASI) of the GDR.
Mon 06.05.2019, at 4.30 p.m.
Charly Hübner, Sebastian Schultz: WILDES HERZ (Wild Heart, 2017)
94 min
"Stay or Go?" is the title of a song by Feine Sahne Fischfilet ["Fine Cream Fish Fillet"], one of Germany's most successful punk bands. A question of relevance that has confronted several generations of Germans native to the states of the former GDR. The heart of the band: Jan "Monchi" Ganta. His political journey – from the violence-prone scene of fanatical football fans to becoming a musician figurehead in the fight against the escalating right-wing extremism – could have taken him elsewhere. The "wild heart" of the title beats within an angry, physically and emotionally overweight thirty-year-old man who has found meaning for his power and strength in contemporary antifascism.
Mon 13.05.2019, at 4.30 p.m.
Sylke Enders: SCHÖNEFELD BOULEVARD (2014)
102 min
Cindy is about to take her A-Levels. She lives in Berlin with her parents, right next to Schönefeld airport, where the building of the new terminal has been lagging behind for years. The girl’s life is also a tedious construction site. Cindy is unpopular because she’s overweight. Her lack of self-confidence means she can hardly fend off her classmates who bully her or the practical jokes of her cynical friend Danny. Cindy then meets a Finnish structural engineer and a Korean IT specialist. Her life and personality start to change.
Organizators:
Goethe-Institut Finnland, Deutsches Kulturzentrum Tampere, Pirkanmaan elokuvakeskus/Arthouse Cinema Niagara
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