A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Directed by:
Christian Lerch
Release Date:
July 19, 2018
Original Title:
B12 - Gestorben wird im nächsten Leben
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 92
A dokumentation about the owners of a restorant located at the Bavarian autobahn B12.
Manfred and his 89-year-old father do not spare any punches. Since his stroke, the former chef of a service station is constantly close to tears, while his son is finally free to undertake the great renovation. Early on, old Lenz laments: "This is the end." But dying is out of the question. Nobody will be left in the lurch. Pig's head, liver dumpling soup and pale ale from the bottle hold body, mind and the shop together. With his portrait of the service station "B12" between Munich and Passau and its elderly regulars, Christian Lerch has made a slightly different documentary film. He shows Bavaria as if from a sketch of Karl Valentin: rough, anarchic, with a beer-infused depth.
Camera Car:
Johannes Kaltenhauser
Johannes Straub
Director:
Christian Lerch
Editor:
Peter König
Music:
Sepalot
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