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The Communist

Der Funktionär2019

Overview

The “Film about the Father” is a difficult genre. Andreas Goldstein, son of the GDR cultural functionary Klaus Gysi (1912–1999) has tackled this task with a complete lack of vanity, but with insistence: measured and calm, honest and intellectual, analytical and personal. He uncovers a mosaic that renounces both the teleologies of the self-styled winners of history and the simplifications of (West) German Oscar nominees. This film is not about the lives of others, but about his own life. Not about yesterday, about today, too.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
April 11, 2019
Original language
German
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Cinematography
Jakobine Motz
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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