The story of Werner Schlömerkemper, a 75 year-old man who starts to rebuild the Berlin Wall. He soon attracts the attention of the whole neighbourhood, although no one really knows his true motives. A Romeo and Juliet story, touching on themes of misunderstanding and xenophobia.
Original title:
Die Berliner Mauer
Director:
Paul Cotter
Script:
Paul Cotter
Cinematography:
Jean-Philippe Gossart
Music:
Stephen Coates
Others:
Editing: Silke Botsch; Sound: Marko Weichler
Production:
Kaminski.Stiehm.Film, Miriam Klein
Cast:
Joost Siedhoff, Fritz Roth, Dominik Bender
Dialogue:
German
Clearance of minors:
0 years
Licensed territory:
Worldwide
Topics:
Discrimination, Sociocritical
Nomination: Berlin Today Award 2009