SHORT CIRCUIT
| Title: | SHORT CIRCUIT, Episode from NEUES DEUTSCHLAND |
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| Country: | Deutschland 1993 |
| Format: | 35mm, 17 MIn. |
| Version: | Deutsche Fassung |
| Director: | Gerd Kroske |
| Camera: | Sebastian Richter |
| Editing: | Inge Marszallek |
| Editor: | Gebhard Henke |
| Production: | Dokfilmgesellschaft für Film-Video und TVproduktionen mbH |
| Cast: | Daniel Graf, Steffen Schult, Helmut Kohl |
| Co-Production: | Colon Film Köln & WDR |
| Distributor: | Filmverlag der Autoren |
A semi-documentary parable about the insanity of the masses in times of crisis.
Leipzig, East Germany, the Spring of 1990: In front of the Leipzig opera house, people chant, “Helmut, Helmut,” in order to demand a new future from the West German Chancellor, Helmut Kohl. Some in the crowd even “short-circuit”. Three years later, it feels like a hangover in front of the building, where Helmut Kohl holds a speech: “We can cut off their power, but we can’t stop the people from thinking!”