Holunderblüte 2007

Synopsis:

The film tells the story of the East Prussian landscape and its inhabitants. At one time Germans, Poles, Lithuanians and Jews lived here alongside and with one another. After World War II and the expulsion of Germans by Stalin, the Prussian province turned into a Russian enclave. Volker Koepp’s fourth film about the Kaliningrad region is dedicated to the generation, born in the '90s, and familiar with the Soviet Union and East Prussia only from school books. Parents and grandparents who were forcefully resettled to where they are now have never really felt at home. In the meantime they have hopelessly succumbed to unemployment and alcohol. Their children can only rely on themselves. Older siblings look after the younger ones, they play with what lies around, and the girl Ljuda can’t wait to finally turn eighteen, to be able to take her brothers home from the orphanage. The film has much confidence in the children. But what will become of them?

Directed by: Volker Koepp
Written by: Volker Koepp & Barbara Frankenstein
Release date: 2007-06-26
Runtime: 89 minutes
Cast:
Fritzi Haberlandt
Fritzi Haberlandt
Narrator (voice) 
Volker Koepp
Volker Koepp
Narrator (voice) 
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Also known as:
  • Elder Blossom