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Gaž wětšyk dujo… - Und auf steht die Wahrheit

1985 · 17 min

A quiet, earnest short documentary portrait that asks you to sit with a poet's defiance and displacement.

Directed by
Toni Bruk
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Christa Elle, Traute Richter, Rudolf Woschiek
Overview
The life and struggle of the Lower Sorbian poet Mina Witkojc - her uncompromising stand against the war, her expulsion from her homeland and her welcome to the Soviet liberators.

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Directed by
Toni Bruk
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Christa Elle, Traute Richter, Rudolf Woschiek
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    • war
    • identity
    • justice
    • isolation
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    • countryside
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    period
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
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    • Violence mild
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Toni Bruk
    Written by
    Toni Bruk, Gerat Hendrich, Peter Jannasch
    Starring
    Christa Elle, Traute Richter, Rudolf Woschiek, Jurij Koch
    Music
    Hans Thiemann
    Cinematography
    Michael Börner
    Runtime
    17 min
    Country
    East Germany, Czechoslovakia
    Languages
    German

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