Fatherland

by Moritz Siebert

Fatherland

Germany | 2021 | 22:00 min

Formal Categories

Biography / Portrait Current Affairs Human Rights Migration Social Issue

Content Categories

Documentary Short film
Synopsis
Gerson Liebl, grandson of a German colonial official from Togo, has been fighting to obtain German citizenship for the last 30 years. As a last resort, he decides to go on hunger strike. The images of his unswerving perseverance in front of Berlin's Red Town Hall are accompanied by statements, testimonies, legal texts, political positions and excuses – then and now.
Festivals/Awards
2021
71 Berlinale FORUM EXPANDED
Rio De Janeiro Sohort Film Festival
London International Short Film Festival
International Documentary Film Festival Kerala
Festival International du Cinéma Numérique de Cotonou, Benin
Africa in Motion, Scottland
2022
Vienna International Documentary Film Festival
Cast and Crew
  • Director Moritz Siebert
  • Producer Moritz Siebert
Original Languages

German

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