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Vatersland

Vatersland

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 3, 2020

Genres

Drama

User Score

52%

Original Title

Vatersland

Production Companies

W-film, Coin Film, FilmForm Köln, Velvet Films, WDR/Arte, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

Director

Petra Seeger

Description

An emotional journey back to the 50s and 60s: Through photos and film footage from her childhood, the 48-year-old filmmaker Marie remembers growing up in bourgeois post-war Germany. Marie is once again confronted with the early death of her mother and the excessive demands of her conservative father. He has no understanding for her and deports her to a Catholic girls' boarding school. A youth characterized by constant rebellion against the mustiness of the post-war years and against a society that expects one thing above all from girls: to smile nicely into the camera and under no circumstances direct the film themselves!