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Geldsorgen

1975 · 6 min

A terse, dryly ironic newsreel that dissects political power with archival footage and a sharp, critical voice.

Overview
Short film about General Eduardo Cano, who after the military coup became director of the Chilean central bank in the Pinochet dictatorship. Cano withdraws money from the circulation, which were described by opposition parties with resistance piles. From the Chile cycle by Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • corruption
  • class
  • media
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
Written by
Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
Starring
Gerhard Scheumann, Augusto Pinochet
Runtime
6 min
Country
East Germany
Languages
German

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