0 Comments on Our Children
Trending
Top
New
Our Children
Documentary - 1989
Our Children
N/A
N/A
N/A
From an official perspective, marginal youth culture did not exist in East Germany. The topic of subcultures was taboo in the GDR, and groups such as goths, skinheads, anti-skins, punks and neo-Nazis were dismissed as social deviations promoted by western countries. Director Roland Steiner had access to such young East Germans in the late 1980s. Over the course of four years, he brought them before the camera in an attempt to understand what drew them to these groups.
Prinzessinnenbad
Prinzessinnenbad
(2007)
A film about three teenagers - Klara, Mina and Tanutscha - from the Berlin district of Kreuzberg. The trio have known each other since Kindergarten and have plenty in common. The three 15-year-olds are the best of friends; they are spending the summer at Prinzenbad, a large open-air swimming pool at the heart of the district where they...
The Red Elvis
The Red Elvis
(2007)
A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.
Was lebst Du?
Was lebst Du?
(2004)
I followed the everyday lives of Ali, Kais, Ertan and Alban with my camera for over two years. The time was characterized by disappointments, conflicts and also great successes. It all began with a visit to the "Klingelpütz" youth center in the middle of Cologne. Young migrants have been meeting here for many years.
I Am My Own Woman
I Am My Own Woman
(1992)
The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped start the German gay liberation movement. Documentary with some dramatized scenes. Two actors play the young and middle aged Charlotte and she plays herself in the later years.
Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution
Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution
(2008)
The free, almost naive view from the perspective of a child puts the "68ers" in a new, illuminating light in the anniversary year 2008. The film is a provocative reckoning with the ideological upbringing that seemed so progressive and yet was suffocated by the children's desire to finally grow up. With an ironic eye and a feuilletonist...

N/A

N/A

Details

Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
30 Nov 1989
Country:
XG
Languages:
German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A
Press esc to close