Silent Comrade

by Leonhard Hollmann
  • Leonhard Hollmann
  • Leonhard Hollmann
  • Leonhard Hollmann
  • Leonhard Hollmann
  • Leonhard Hollmann

    Synopsis

    Every year the German parliament sends army soldiers on missions to areas of conflict. From every mission soldiers return home wounded. Those wounds are not necessarily observable. Often, they only become apparent years after the mission as a disorder of their mental health. One of those disorders is the so-called Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (PTSD). It reveals a profound psychological trauma.
    The psychosocial therapies offered by the army medical centers cannot provide help for everyone. Where the conventional medicine is limited, Claudia Swiercek fills the gap with her horses.

    Festivals

    2017
    Int. Hofer Filmtage
    Kassel Dok Fest

    2018
    FF Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken
    33 DOK.fest Munich
    31 exground Filmfest Wiesbaden

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Leonhard Hollmann