What Would the Drop Know About That?

Overview

A stylized short documentary about the Reichstag building and its foreign cleaning staff. They mop endless corridors, remove dust from lampshades and clean countless windows. In voice-over, they talk about their work and the significance of the building. For example, one man enthusiastically cleans a text embedded in the floor, explaining that some of the letters are more difficult to clean than others - but without understanding the meaning of the text. Set in the center of German democracy, the film takes a philosophical approach to questions of politics and migration.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 4, 2008

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf'

Director

Jan Zabeil

Writer

Jan Zabeil

Producer

Holger Lochau

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1434946