What We Leave Behind (2017)

What We Leave Behind (2017) poster

Author driven documentary "What we leave behind" (original "Liebe Oma, Guten Tag!") is made from a need to talk in unspoken topics, look for answers and hopefully break taboos. It is a film, where two sisters from Lithuania - a filmmaker and a photographer - take a journey through their German grandmother's past. During the research authors encounter her love story, fleeing, uncomfort of being German in Soviet Lithuania and chain of suicides in their family. It's time to talk. About everything. Long journey, which leads in two directions - towards other person and yourself.

Director: Jūratė Samulionytė
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 79 min
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Screenplay

Music: Markus Aust
Cinematography: Audrius Zelenius
Production: Dagstar Film, Tremora
Country: Germany, Lithuania
Language: English, Deutsch, Lietuvių
Original Language: de

Trailer

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More Films by Director: Jūratė Samulionytė
More Films in Genre: Documentary

Frequently Asked Questions

What is What We Leave Behind about?
Author driven documentary "What we leave behind" (original "Liebe Oma, Guten Tag!") is made from a need to talk in unspoken topics, look for answers and hopefully break taboos. It is a film, where two sisters from Lithuania - a filmmaker and a photographer - take a journey through their German grandmother's past. During the research authors encounter her love story, fleeing, uncomfort of being German in Soviet Lithuania and chain of suicides in their family. It's time to talk. About everything. Long journey, which leads in two directions - towards other person and yourself.
Who directed What We Leave Behind?
What We Leave Behind was directed by Jūratė Samulionytė.
How long is What We Leave Behind?
What We Leave Behind has a runtime of 1h 19m (79 minutes).
What genre is What We Leave Behind?
What We Leave Behind is a Documentary film.
Where was What We Leave Behind produced?
What We Leave Behind was produced in Germany, Lithuania.