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Milk and Honey from Rotfront

2001 · 115 min

A quiet, patient documentary that immerses you in a remote village and the tangled sense of home among people caught between two countries.

Directed by: Hans-Erich Viet
Genres: Documentary, History

Overview: Documentary feature about the village 'Rotfront' located in Kyrgyzstan, where half of the inhabitants have German roots. The feature depicts their history, their motivations to stay in Kyrgyzstan and their relationship to Germany.

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Directed by: Hans-Erich Viet
Genres: Documentary, History

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
immigration
memory
isolation
family
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary, history
Directed by: Hans-Erich Viet
Written by: Hans-Erich Viet
Runtime: 115 min
Country: Germany, Kyrgyz Republic
Languages: German, Kirghiz, Russian

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