Title of film : The Silent Revolution
Director Name : Lars Kraume
Cast & crew :
Producer : Thomas Bretschneider,Miriam Düssel,Susanne Freyer,Kalle Friz,Frank Hechler,Isabel Hund,Thomas Kufus
Editor : Barbara Gies
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Synopsis : The film tells the story of a high school class in the German Democratic Republic, who have a moment of silence in their classroom for the victims of the Hungarian revolution of 1956. This small act of solidarity has unforeseen consequences, both for the children, as for their parents, and the school board.
Director Bio : Lars Kraume (born 24 February 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 35 films since 1996. Kraume has directed numerous television productions, including several episodes of the crime series Tatort and his own crime mini-series Dengler. His feature film The People vs. Fritz Bauer was nominated for nine German Film Awards, winning in the categories of best film, best director, best screenplay, best supporting actor, best costume design and best production design. Lars Kraume's next film, "The Silent Revolution," is based on the true story about a group of DDR youth whose protest in solidarity with the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 became global news after they were interrogated and denounced by the East German government. It was distributed by StudioCanal in 2018. Kraume has directed some of Germany's most celebrated actors and actresses, including Martina Gedeck, Lars Eidinger, Florian Lukas, Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld as well as Wolfgang Büttner's last performance for Kraume's directing debut Dunkel.
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