Die Ensamkeit der Krokodile
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jobst Oetzmann
Janek Rieke
Thomas Schmauser
Rosemarie Fendel
Julia Jaeger
Arndt Schwering-sohnrey
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Synopsis
Traces the investigation of aspiring journalist Elias into the suicide of his eccentric cousin Gunther. Growing up in a southern German village, life was difficult for bright, sensitive Gunther. Every day was a struggle to maneuver through the suffocatingly cruel world in which he lived. As a child, Gunther was relegated by overprotective parents to the confines of his family's butcher shop. In this setting, the imaginative Gunther attempted to create a passionate, idealistic life amid squealing expiring pigs and skirling meat saws. Beyond the domestic sphere, Gunther developed offbeat, tender human relationships that his family categorically rejected. Exploring his cousin's tragic failure to overcome the narrow-mindedness of his community, Elias himself encounters local hostility.
Director
Jobst Oetzmann
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Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 4-14, 2001.
Winner of Best Cinematography Award at the 2001 Brooklyn International Film Festival
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States May 2001
Released in United States October 2001
Shown at Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (Feature) May 1-6, 2001.
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States October 2001 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 4-14, 2001.)
Released in United States May 2001 (Shown at Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (Feature) May 1-6, 2001.)
