Die unheimliche Leichtigkeit der Revolution (2021)
Release Year: 2021
Nation: Germany
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Andy Fetscher
Writer: Peter Wensierski, Thomas Kirchner
Production & Genre
Producer: producer: Benjamin Benedict, Henriette Lippold
commissioning editor: Jana Brandt, Amke Ferlemann, Christine Strobl
associate producer / commissioning editor: Christine Hirt
Companies: ARD
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Budget: N/A
Awards & Similar
Awards:
Similar: N/A
Keywords
Keywords: environmental activist, heteronormativity, reference to george orwell's 1984, reference to karl liebknecht, reference to rosa luxemburg, stasi
Story
East Germany, 1988. 19-year-old Franka doesn't really care for politics. She prefers going to the disco and dreaming about seeing Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson live in concert. But beneath her carefree façade, she is scarred by the loss of her baby brother. But then she meets Stefan: He's young, idealistic, and part of an environmental activist group. A mix that makes Franka instantly make fall for him – and his group, which welcomes her with open arms. But this wild, revolutionary influence does not stay unnoticed: Her mother, who's with the Party, is worried about Franka. As Stefan's group loses the support of the church, leaving them vulnerable to the state, Stefan and Franka are soon in the government's line of fire…
Summary
Die unheimliche Leichtigkeit der Revolution (The Eerie Lightness of Revolution) is a German television movie directed by Andy Fetscher, released in 2021. It belongs to the genres Biography, Drama, and History.
