Feb 13, 2009
152 min
Full-HD

Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

Category

Drama

Country

Germany

Companies

Herbstfilm Produktion

Denis Moschitto

Murat Kurnaz (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")

Kai Strittmatter

(segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")

Peter Jordan

Dr. Roth (segment "Krankes Haus")

Andreas Hofer

(segment "Krankes Haus")

Anneke Kim Sarnau

Nadine (segment "Schieflage")

Winnie Böwe

(segment "Schieflage")

Karl Markovics

Rolf (segment "Schieflage")

Helene Hegemann

(segment "Die Unvollendete")

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