Eventkino: Zwischen den Fronten

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DE 2024, 145 min., Director: Irina Heckmann, OmU (original with subtitles), FSK o.A.

2017 - I travel to Russia with a German tour group. I take the diary of Wehrmacht soldier Buff, killed in action in 1942 when he tried to give first aid to a Russian soldier, as my travel reading. Our travel route intersects with places where he fought. I grew up in Russia. My grandmother toiled in Stalin's camps. 2022 - the conflict that Russia's attack on Ukraine triggered in me runs through the film. The trip to Russia was characterized by encounters between people who share the experiences of their parents or grandparents - those of the Second World War. In brief moments of rapprochement, many questions remain unanswered - especially about the meaning of war.

Discussion with guest director: Irina Heckmann

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