Kongomüller
In Germany they call me ""Komü"", the Kongomüller
- Drama
- History
Overview
After numerous military operations, Major Müller can't find a way back into civilian life. Following his urge to communicate, the Major is looking for listeners and encouragement. He doesn't find either. Instead, the repeated monological memory of his own heroic deeds determines his present – with all the consequences. This 30-minute short film is based on the statements made by the mercenary Siegfried Müller in the documentary “The Laughing Man” (Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann, DEFA studio for newsreels and documentaries, 1966), as well as records from the German colonial period in Africa. An intensive contribution to the necessary public debate about the consequences of military operations.
Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- german
- war
- trauma
- german language
- war trauma
- colonialism
- short film
- congo
- democratic republic of the congo
- german history
- german colonialism
- post-colonial
- colonial history
- kongomüller
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 22, 2013
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Übermut tut gut!,Digital Cinema Mastering
- Director
- Fabian F.W. Exter,Olaf Rauschenbach
- Writer
- Olaf Rauschenbach
- Producer
- Fabian F.W. Exter,Olaf Rauschenbach
- Cinematography
- Fabian F.W. Exter
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt3126188