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6:30 PM
Marc Brummund’s Sanctuary
Film and Q&A
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Goethe-Institut San Francisco, Auditorium
- Language German with English subtitles
- Price Suggested donation: $5
RSVP required:
program@sanfrancisco.goethe.org
Subject line: RSVP Marc Brummund’s Sanctuary
Germany, May 1968: As the country is caught up in the midst of a new era of freedom that includes the Rolling Stones, bell-bottoms, mini-skirts, the sexual revolution, and protests against the Vietnam War, rebellious 14-year-old Wolfgang is at odds with his parents.
As a last resort, he is sent to Freistatt, a foster home for difficult children. There he is to be “educated” to become a decent boy. Wolfgang puts up a determined resistance against the brutal working conditions and the perfidious education methods of the wardens; he doesn’t allow them to get him down. But for how long can he manage to resist the system of violence and oppression without brutalizing himself? Based on true accounts, Brummunds film is about a boy’s merciless struggle to save his last bit of humanity and dignity in an oppressive system.
Discussion with director Marc Brummund and reception following the screening. Q&A Moderator: Britta Erich, Consultant for Press and Communication, Creative Europe, Desk Germany.
Select Awards:
Since 2008 Brummund has also directed episodes for German prime time TV series The 25th Hour (RTL, 2008) and Der Dicke (ARD, 2009), the TV crime drama pilots North by Northwest (2014), The Greek (2015) and episodes for Homicide Division Istanbul (2016).
Brummund is a member of the German Film Academy, and winner of the MFG-Star 2015.
program@sanfrancisco.goethe.org
Subject line: RSVP Marc Brummund’s Sanctuary
Germany, May 1968: As the country is caught up in the midst of a new era of freedom that includes the Rolling Stones, bell-bottoms, mini-skirts, the sexual revolution, and protests against the Vietnam War, rebellious 14-year-old Wolfgang is at odds with his parents.
As a last resort, he is sent to Freistatt, a foster home for difficult children. There he is to be “educated” to become a decent boy. Wolfgang puts up a determined resistance against the brutal working conditions and the perfidious education methods of the wardens; he doesn’t allow them to get him down. But for how long can he manage to resist the system of violence and oppression without brutalizing himself? Based on true accounts, Brummunds film is about a boy’s merciless struggle to save his last bit of humanity and dignity in an oppressive system.
Discussion with director Marc Brummund and reception following the screening. Q&A Moderator: Britta Erich, Consultant for Press and Communication, Creative Europe, Desk Germany.
Select Awards:
- Giffoni Film Festival 2015: Gryphon Award, Generation +13, Best Film
- Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2015: Youth Jury Award, and Audience Award
- International Filmfestival Emden-Norderney 2015, Germany: Creative Energy Award
- Bayerischer Filmpreis 2015: Louis Hofmann, Best new Talent
- German Film Awards 2013: German Screenplay Award
- Filmfest Emden-Norderney 2012: Emder Screenplay Award
Since 2008 Brummund has also directed episodes for German prime time TV series The 25th Hour (RTL, 2008) and Der Dicke (ARD, 2009), the TV crime drama pilots North by Northwest (2014), The Greek (2015) and episodes for Homicide Division Istanbul (2016).
Brummund is a member of the German Film Academy, and winner of the MFG-Star 2015.
Location
Goethe-Institut San Francisco, Auditorium
USA
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