Fremdennacht (1992)
An experimental short fiction film about Kemal Altun, a Turkish asylum seeker who threw himself out of the window of a West Berlin courtroom in 1983 at the age of 23 out of fear of being deported. Altun's situation is related to that of the writer Georg Büchner. Büchner died of typhus in 1837, during his lonely Zurich exile, where he was on the run from the Hessian authorities. What did Büchner think at the end of his long persecution? What did Altun feel on the eve of his suicide, his ultimate freedom?
Director: Ayşe Polat
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 15 min
Release Date: January 1, 1992
Screenplay
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fremdennacht about?
- An experimental short fiction film about Kemal Altun, a Turkish asylum seeker who threw himself out of the window of a West Berlin courtroom in 1983 at the age of 23 out of fear of being deported. Altun's situation is related to that of the writer Georg Büchner. Büchner died of typhus in 1837, during his lonely Zurich exile, where he was on the run from the Hessian authorities. What did Büchner think at the end of his long persecution? What did Altun feel on the eve of his suicide, his ultimate freedom?
- Who directed Fremdennacht?
- Fremdennacht was directed by Ayşe Polat.
- How long is Fremdennacht?
- Fremdennacht has a runtime of 15m (15 minutes).
- What genre is Fremdennacht?
- Fremdennacht is a Drama film.
- Where was Fremdennacht produced?
- Fremdennacht was produced in Germany.