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Somalia - Die große Anstrengung

1977 · 20 min

A quiet, observational travelogue that asks for patience and offers a sober, human look at daily labour far away.

Overview
East German documentary short about Somalia in 1976.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • work
  • survival
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Winfried Junge
Written by
Werner Kohlert, Winfried Junge
Starring
Eberhard Esche
Cinematography
Werner Kohlert
Runtime
20 min
Country
East Germany, Germany
Languages
German

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