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Coal-Country Song. Gundermann

In her first feature length documentary as a director, author and curator Grit Lemke turns her attention to the life of the cult rock poet and coal excavator driver Gerhard Gundermann who was initially called „the Bob Dylan of the opencast mine“ before becoming the “voice of the East Germans”. The film biography is told against the background of a region where global issues of our time are focused as if in a concave mirror. They permeate the artist's oeuvre: home and devastation, the end of industry and work, utopia and individual responsibility. Observations and conversations, images of a post-mining landscape, and a first-person narrator from the coal region enter into a dialogue with Gundermann through his songs, texts and largely unknown archive footage.

  • Grit Lemke
    Director
  • Grit Lemke
    Writer
  • Gregor Streiber
    Producer
    The Dazzling Light of Sunset, Hacking Justice, The Serbian Lawyer, Among Wolves et al
  • Gerhard Gundermann
    Key Cast
  • Cornelia Gundermann
    Key Cast
  • Ritchie Barton
    Key Cast
  • Uwe Hassbecker
    Key Cast
  • Steffen Witschaß
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Gundermann Revier
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Human interest, Environment, Politics, Portrait
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 37 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 27, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,400,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    digital 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dok Leipzig
    Leipzig
    Germany
    October 30, 2019
    World premiere
  • Filmfestival Cottbus
    Cottbus
    Germany
    November 7, 2019
  • Dokfest Kassel
    Kassel
    Germany
    November 15, 2019
Distribution Information
  • inselfilm produktion
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director - Grit Lemke