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Stau – Jetzt geht’s los

Thomas Heise
1992 Germany 84 minutes German

“We are no different from others, only slightly more rightwing” is how Ronny describes himself. “You are a bunch of nuts”, replies the father. “You don’t even understand what it is we want”, answers the son. Who are these young people from Halle in former East Germany attracted to the extreme right ? The filmmaker attempts to go beyond the aspect of groups to get to their personality. He asks them about their lives, the relationship with their parents, their work, their attitude towards love. He films them in the club where they get together and on their outings and binges. What emerges is not just a society in crisis, where values, rights, duties and taboos have collapsed. It is a grey city, threatened by unemployment and a lack of culture. A blockage. In the streets, in the head and in feelings.

Production :
Ö Filmproduktion
Editing :
Karin Geiss
Sound :
Uwe Haussig
Photography :
Sebastian Richter; Frank Penzold

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