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The Goethe-Institut proudly presents the acclaimed German film SCHLAMASSEL on November 11, 2023 at the Goethe-Institut Washington. The film is in German with English subtitles.
Doors Open: 6pm
Film Starts: 6.30pm
The event is preceded by a wine reception.
ABOUT THE FILM
1997. 7 ½ years after the "Wende" (German reunification). The year in which Johanna's grandma passes away.
Johanna's soul is in turmoil. No matter what she does, it's wrong. Suddenly, it's wrong to give the heir hunter of an uncle a piece of her mind at Grandma's funeral. Johanna doesn't give herself time, not to grieve and not to find peace. Crushed by ambivalent feelings, she runs herself ragged in her personal life and as an overworked intern, often hiding behind her camera.
When the original photo of a concentration camp guard falls into her hands, she seizes the opportunity and sets her sights on the now eighty-year-old Anneliese Deckert. On the way to the Deckert, Johanna has no idea that she is about to encounter the whole family and that returning the photo will set off a whirlwind of events.
Director: Sylke Enders, 2023, 115 min.
Cast: Mareike Beykirch, Lore Stefanek, Michaela Caspar
