Forgive Me, Father

Forgive Me, Father

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2020-10-29

The short film "Forgive Me, Father" takes the viewer back to the year 1966. Germany is divided. Not far from East Berlin, 10-year-old Thomas grows up with his grandmother. It soon becomes clear that there is nothing normal about his family. As a small boy, he has to witness his mother being committed to a psychiatric institution for unknown reasons. This event haunts the boy up to his present. Plagued by a strong longing for his father, who emigrated to West Germany even before the construction of the German Wall, he plans his escape, which radically changes not only his life but also that of the border guard Johannes Bauer. Through his inner conflict between morality and conviction, the framework of his world view begins to collapse. Tossed back and forth between the extremes, the viewer becomes witness to a true story that makes one think.

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The short film "Forgive Me, Father" takes the viewer back to the year 1966. Germany is divided. Not far from East Berlin, 10-year-old Thomas grows up with his grandmother. It soon becomes clear that there is nothing normal about his family. As a small boy, he has to witness his mother being committed to a psychiatric institution for unknown reasons. This event haunts the boy up to his present. Plagued by a strong longing for his father, who emigrated to West Germany even before the construction of the German Wall, he plans his escape, which radically changes not only his life but also that of the border guard Johannes Bauer. Through his inner conflict between morality and conviction, the framework of his world view begins to collapse. Tossed back and forth between the extremes, the viewer becomes witness to a true story that makes one think.

Released

2020-10-29

Runtime

22

Director

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

Deutsch

Production

Jona Schloßer Produktion

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    Valentin Rosenberger

    Valentin Rosenberger
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    Martin Petzenhammer

    Martin Petzenhammer
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    Kerstin De Ahna

    Kerstin De Ahna
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    Melanie Leyendecker

    Melanie Leyendecker
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    Stefan Rehberg

    Stefan Rehberg
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    Jannis Hain

    Jannis Hain
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    Korbinian Beyerlein

    Korbinian Beyerlein
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    Johannes Steck

    Johannes Steck
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    Wolfgang Preussger

    Wolfgang Preussger
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    Patrick Finger

    Patrick Finger
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    Neal Coggs

    Neal Coggs
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    Leonhard Gentner

    Leonhard Gentner
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    Daniel Kaulhausen

    Daniel Kaulhausen
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    Julian Koch

    Julian Koch
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    Jonas Niksch

    Jonas Niksch
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    Josef Schobel

    Josef Schobel