Silent Country (1992)
A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The world is changing and somewhere, far away in the capital, a revolution is taking place and it seems that wishes might come true. Great hopes emerge in the little town and unexpected events overtake Kai's mutating production.
Director: Andreas Dresen
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: May 7, 1992
Cast
- Thorsten Merten - Kai Finke
- Jeannette Arndt - Claudia
- Kurt Böwe - Intendant Walz
- Petra Kelling - Uschi
- Horst Westphal - Horst
- Katrin Martin - Tina
- Mathias Noack - Felix
- Asad Schwarz - Theo
- Hans-Uwe Bauer - Peter
- Burkhard Heyl - Thomas
Screenplay
Music: Tobias Morgenstern, Rainer Rohloff
Cinematography: Andreas Höfer
Editing: Jörg Hauschild, Rita Reinhardt
Production: Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf', Ex Picturis, Max Film
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
eastern germany
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Silent Country about?
- A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The world is changing and somewhere, far away in the capital, a revolution is taking place and it seems that wishes might come true. Great hopes emerge in the little town and unexpected events overtake Kai's mutating production.
- Who directed Silent Country?
- Silent Country was directed by Andreas Dresen.
- Who stars in Silent Country?
- Silent Country stars Thorsten Merten, Jeannette Arndt, Kurt Böwe, Petra Kelling, Horst Westphal, Katrin Martin.
- How long is Silent Country?
- Silent Country has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Silent Country?
- Silent Country is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Silent Country produced?
- Silent Country was produced in Germany.