Germany / Oct 31, 2018
The Communist (2019)
Directed by Andreas Goldstein
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1h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The “Film about the Father” is a difficult genre. Andreas Goldstein, son of the GDR cultural functionary Klaus Gysi (1912–1999) has tackled this task with a complete lack of vanity, but with insistence: measured and calm, honest and intellectual, analytical and personal. He uncovers a mosaic that renounces both the teleologies of the self-styled winners of history and the simplifications of (West) German Oscar nominees. This film is not about the lives of others, but about his own life. Not about yesterday, about today, too.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Funktionär |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ma.ja.de. FilmProduktions, ZDF |
| Release date | 11 aprile 2019 |
| Production | Heino Deckert, Andreas Goldstein, Susanne Binninger |
| Writer | Andreas Goldstein |
| Editing | Chris Wright |
| Cinematography | Jakobine Motz |
| Assistant directors | Andreas Goldstein |
| Camera operators | Jakobine Motz |
| Additional photography | Jakobine Motz |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Germany / Apr 11, 2019
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