Walter Kaufmann – What a Life!

a film by Karin Kaper, Dirk Szuszies

Walter Kaufmann – What a Life!

Germany | 2021 | 99:00 min

Original Title:
WALTER KAUFMANN — WELCH EIN LEBEN

Formal Categories

Biography / Portrait History Human Interest Society Human Rights Migration Social Issue

Content Categories

Documentary
Theatrical Release September 30, 2021
Synopsis
In the life of Walter Kaufmann, who lives in Berlin and is now 97 years old, important events, catastrophes, and tremors of the last century which continue to have an impact on our present day. are reflected in the most extraordinary way. 

The film follows the adventurous journeys and experiences of the Jewish, German-Australian writer all over the world: Germany, USA, Israel, Cuba, Japan, Northern Ireland, Australia. Since his youth,
Walter Kaufmann has sided with the persecuted, disenfranchised, and humiliated on earth. His thirst for adventure is an expression of a cosmopolitan spirit.
Festivals/Awards
2021
Seal of Approval ‘highly recommended’
JFBB - Jüdische Filmfestival Berlin und Brandenburg
Filmkunstfest Schwerin
Leipziger Filmkunstmesse
Cast and Crew
  • Director Karin Kaper, Dirk Szuszies
Original Languages

English

German

Production Company
Karin Kaper Film
Naunynstraße 41a, 10999 Berlin

Fax: +49 30 61507722

kaperkarin@web.de
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