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Release Date:
October 22, 2013
Original Title:
Kongomüller
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Digital Cinema Mastering
Übermut tut gut!
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 29
After numerous military operations, Major Müller can't find a way back into civilian life. Following his urge to communicate, the Major is looking for listeners and encouragement. He doesn't find either. Instead, the repeated monological memory of his own heroic deeds determines his present – with all the consequences. This 30-minute short film is based on the statements made by the mercenary Siegfried Müller in the documentary “The Laughing Man” (Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann, DEFA studio for newsreels and documentaries, 1966), as well as records from the German colonial period in Africa. An intensive contribution to the necessary public debate about the consequences of military operations.
Assistant Camera:
Niklas Jörges
Director:
Olaf Rauschenbach
Fabian F.W. Exter
Director of Photography:
Fabian F.W. Exter
Idea:
Olaf Rauschenbach
Makeup Artist:
Laura Bertoldi
Producer:
Olaf Rauschenbach
Fabian F.W. Exter
Sound Director:
Fabian Hild
Thanks:
Dominik Wengert
Caro Bischoff
Tim Horstmann
Dieter Ziegler
Ninon Hensel
Harry Schiller
Writer:
Olaf Rauschenbach
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