Losers and Winners (2007)

Losers and Winners (2007) poster

Demolition West, reconstruction Far East: After only eight years of operation, the hypermodern Kaiserstuhl coking plant, which cost DM 1.3 billion, is shut down. 400 Chinese workers dismantle it in the Ruhr area and ship it back home. The last Dortmund cokers have to help the Chinese dismantle their own workplace. For a year and a half, filmmakers Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken followed the dismantling of a gigantic industrial plant and documented stories along the way: how the cokers in the Ruhr region experience the arrival and working methods of the Chinese and what they feel when they see their pride disappear along with the world's most modern coking plant.

Director: Michael Loeken, Ulrike Franke
Genre: Documentary
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Screenplay

Music: Maciej Sledziecki
Production: ARTE, WDR
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch, 普通话
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Michael Loeken, Ulrike Franke
More Films in Genre: Documentary

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Losers and Winners about?
Demolition West, reconstruction Far East: After only eight years of operation, the hypermodern Kaiserstuhl coking plant, which cost DM 1.3 billion, is shut down. 400 Chinese workers dismantle it in the Ruhr area and ship it back home. The last Dortmund cokers have to help the Chinese dismantle their own workplace. For a year and a half, filmmakers Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken followed the dismantling of a gigantic industrial plant and documented stories along the way: how the cokers in the Ruhr region experience the arrival and working methods of the Chinese and what they feel when they see their pride disappear along with the world's most modern coking plant.
Who directed Losers and Winners?
Losers and Winners was directed by Michael Loeken, Ulrike Franke.
What genre is Losers and Winners?
Losers and Winners is a Documentary film.
Where was Losers and Winners produced?
Losers and Winners was produced in Germany.