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Die Patriotin

The Patriot
La Patriote
Alexander Kluge
1979 Germany 121 minutes German
© Kairos-Film
© Kairos-Film
© Kairos-Film

Gabi, a history teacher (from Germany in Autumn) digs up the earth in search of Germany’s history, and to enrich the school curriculum. Documentary, fiction, quotations, excerpts and Gabi’s adventures conspire, through the virtuosity of editing, to build a new awareness of History.

Production :
Kairos-Film
Editing :
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Sound :
Peter Dick; Siegfried Moraweck
Photography :
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein; Petra Hiller; Thomas Mauch; Werner Lüring