Das Opa-Projekt
(Bad Memory)
France/Germany 2011 ∣ Documentary ∣ 54′ ∣ German
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The testimony of a former Wehrmacht soldier through excerpts from home movies he made in the 50s, found by his grandson, a cinema student. A reflection on the banality of evil as seen through the eyes of a young man disconcerted by the history of his family and its ambiguous relationship to the past.
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With
Alfred Arens
Irene Arens
Romain Barreau
Nadège Catenacci
Aurélien Rotterdam
Orest Romero
Writer, director, cinematographer: Frederik Arens Grandin
Costumes: Wai Yan Tse
Sound: Nastja Manuylenko
Sounddesign: Markus Steinkellner
Editor: Cécile Mille, Frederik Arens Grandin
Subtitles: Amalia Lund
Equipment: Bernard Léman, Fabrice Pontanini, Christian Schmitt
Mentoring: Henri-François Imbert
Université Paris 8
Département Cinéma
Funded by: FSDIE
With the friends support of
Medienprojekt Wuppertal
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Frames Filmproduktion Wien