Southeast Passage

Overview

Places and worlds beyond the interest of the media are at the mercy of the law of forgetting. The spotlight fades and that which urgently needs public attention lies in the dark: poverty, hopelessness, and the population's fear in the face of terror from the state or from gangs, of Mafia-like business practices and paramilitary despotism. This is not a journey to a far-off land, outside of our cultural circle; it takes place along the old transport and trade routes through the decaying empires of southeast Europe. The images collected at the side of the road distill something essential from a number of small but significant observations: the coincidence of the lack of coincidence in living conditions.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 6, 2002

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Cast

Oskar Pastior,Viktor Pavel,Sissi Tax,Hanns Zischler

Director

Ulrike Ottinger

Writer

Ulrike Ottinger

Cinematography

Ulrike Ottinger

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0804365