Die Schmerzen der Lausitz
A film essay documenting the devastation of the Lausitz region. The Sorb writer Jurij Koch describes the destruction wreaked as a component in an act of ethnocide:"The end of a language; even if the step is appantantly an economic necessity in terms of furhtering the region, it signifies impoverishment, the excavation of an ethnic habitat - a restriction of human richness."
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Die Schmerzen der Lausitz
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1991
Runtime
0h 58m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Die Schmerzen der Lausitz
Director
Peter Rocha
Description
A film essay documenting the devastation of the Lausitz region. The Sorb writer Jurij Koch describes the destruction wreaked as a component in an act of ethnocide:"The end of a language; even if the step is appantantly an economic necessity in terms of furhtering the region, it signifies impoverishment, the excavation of an ethnic habitat - a restriction of human richness."
