In the mid 19th century, famine, poverty and despotism made the lives of ordinary people in Europe almost unbearable. As a result, hundreds of thousands of them emigrated to faraway South America. “Any fate is better than death“ was the bitter conclusion that at the same time nurtured their hopes for a decent future elsewhere. In his newest feature film DIE ANDERE HEIMAT, Edgar Reitz unfolds this “chronicle ofquest“against the backdrop of this unforgotten drama. Once again the fictitious village of Schabbach is the setting – microcosm and universe at one and the same time. Here we witness the story of two brothers who realize that only their dreams can save them.
Director
Edgar Reitz
Version
OV: German
Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Italian, DutchProduced by
Christian Reitz
(ERF Edgar Reitz Filmproduction)Screenplay
Edgar Reitz | Gert Heidenreich
DOP
Gernot Roll
Cast
Jan Dieter Schneider | Marita Breuer | Rüdiger Kriese | Antonia Bill | Maximilian Scheidt
Genre
Drama | History
Running Time
230 min.
Release
July 18, 2013
Festivals
Venice Film Festival 2013 (Out of Competition) as World Premiere | Toronto International Film Festival 2013 (Masters) |Festival do Rio 2013 (Focus Germany) | Warsaw Film Festival 2013 (Special Screenings) | Camerimage 2013 (Main Competition)
Awards
Golden LOLA (German Film Awards 2014) for Best Film | LOLA for Best Director | LOLA for Best Screenplay
Year
2013
Status
completed
credits not contractual
