A skeleton rises from the moor, and a whole century rises with it!
Red Stars Upon The Field turns one village mystery into a wildly inventive ride through Germany's hidden history. Winner of Best Feature Film Debut at the German Film Critics' Award 2026, and proof that the past never stays buried.
Germany / 2024 / 138’
Director: Laura Laabs
In the heart of rural East Germany, a remarkably preserved skeleton surfaces from the moor, sparking fevered village guesses: a Wehrmacht deserter, a farmer who defied collectivization, or the shadowy third man from a long-ago intelligence operation? Laura Laabs’ striking debut transforms this discovery into a quietly gripping historical puzzle, where echoes of the entire twentieth century suddenly flicker into the present. Atmospheric, introspective and subtly unnerving, the film reveals how history never truly stays underground.
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