A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 18, 2022
Original Title:
König hört auf
Alternate Titles:
Pastor Lothar Stops
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
2Könige Filmproduktion
MDR
Neue Bioskop Film
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12
Runtime: 85
Lothar König is an original. The long-term youth pastor from Jena doesn’t fit into any system. In the GDR he was under state surveillance, after reunification he was one of the most tireless warning voices against the growing right-wing radicalism. To this day, he takes to the barricades against the extreme right, often on the frontline. Nevertheless, this film portrait by his son Tilman is not an homage but a critical tribute to an outspoken character forced by retirement to re-invent himself.
Co-Producer:
Tilman König
Director:
Tilman König
Director of Photography:
Tilman König
Editor:
Tilman König
Denise Lipfert
Editorial Staff:
Thomas Beyer
Music:
Christian Walter
Producer:
Dietmar Güntsche
Martin Rohé
Sound:
Frank Schubert
Sound Designer:
Frank Schubert
Writer:
Tilman König
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