Silent Country
A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The world is changing and somewhere, far away in the capital, a revolution is taking place and it seems that wishes might come true. Great hopes emerge in the little town and unexpected events overtake Kai's mutating production.
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Silent Country
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 7, 1992
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
User Score
58%
Original Title
Stilles Land
Production Companies
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf', Ex Picturis, Max Film
Director
Andreas Dresen
Description
A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The world is changing and somewhere, far away in the capital, a revolution is taking place and it seems that wishes might come true. Great hopes emerge in the little town and unexpected events overtake Kai's mutating production.