Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit
On screen, shots of contemporary Germany are intercut with a few archival images. Meanwhile, the filmmaker’s voice reads personal letters by members of his family, spanning more than a century. From world wars to the Shoah to the migrant crisis, the reality of divided Germany and its complicated reunification, Thomas Heise examines his country’s past as a way to understand its present. Private lives and socio-political upheavals become the essential links in an essay of uncommon scope, situating individual lives within the ideological movements of their time. A critical reflection on the resurgence of identity-driven nationalist movements, Heimat is personal and political in equal measure.
Presented in collaboration with German Films, The Goethe-Institut and Le Centre canadien d'études allemandes et européennes de l'Université de Montréal
Heimat Is a Space in Time
- Country : Germany, Austria
- Year : 2019
- V.O : German
- Subtitles : English
- Duration : 218 MIN
- Cinematography : Stefan Neuberger
- Editing : Chris Wright
- Production : Heino Deckert
- Sound Design : Johannes Schmelzer-Ziringer
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