The Communist
2019, German. Directed by Andreas Goldstein.
The “Film about the Father” is a difficult genre. Andreas Goldstein, son of the GDR cultural functionary Klaus Gysi (1912–1999) has tackled this task with a complete lack of vanity, but with insistence: measured and calm, honest and intellectual, analytical and personal. He uncovers a mosaic that renounces both the teleologies of the self-styled winners of history and the simplifications of (West) German Oscar nominees. This film is not about the lives of others, but about his own life. Not about yesterday, about today, too.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 11 April 2019
- Original title
- Der Funktionär
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Andreas Goldstein
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The Communist runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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Who directed The Communist?
The Communist (2019) was directed by Andreas Goldstein.