A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 22, 1990
Original Title:
Herzlich willkommen
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
ZDF
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 92
Friedrich (Uwe Bohm) manages to escape from East Germany to the West in the 1950s. On his arrival, he is greeted with the words Herzlich Willkommen, or "cordial, heartfelt welcome." However, once he finds employment, what he experiences is anything but a cordial welcome at his new job, where he is a teacher/counselor for "wayward children" located in a former castle. The institution is headed by a former Nazi who runs it with the help of the more criminal, bullying boys. Despite these obstacles, Friedrich manages to establish a rapport with a boy who wants to go "straight," and also begins to have an affair with an attractive female teacher at the school.
Costume Design:
Birgit Missal
Director:
Hark Bohm
Director of Photography:
Edward Kłosiński
Editor:
Moune Barius
Executive Producer:
Martin Schulz
Natalia Bowakow
Makeup Artist:
Peter C. Gutenberg
Novel:
Walter Kempowski
Original Music Composer:
Jens-Peter Ostendorf
Producer:
Christoph Holch
Hark Bohm
Production Design:
Christian Bussmann
Screenplay:
Hark Bohm
Dorothee Schön
Sound:
Wolfgang Schukrafft
Sound Editor:
Monika Schuchard
Sound Mixer:
Richard Borowski
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