Silent Country
1992 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany
A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The world is changing and somewhere, far away in the capital, a revolution is taking place and it seems that wishes might come true. Great hopes emerge in the little town and unexpected events overtake Kai's mutating production.
Direction Andreas Dresen
Cast Thorsten Merten · Jeannette Arndt · Kurt Böwe · Hans-Uwe Bauer · Jürgen Bierfreund · Burkhard Heyl · Yvonne Hornack · Petra Kelling
Screenplay Laila Stieler
Original title Stilles Land
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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