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Heimatfilm
Experimental
Jury's Choice • 2024
16 min
Cologne, Germany
“Heimatfilm” presents the essence of the German movie genre of Heimatfilm - sentimental films set in idealized country surroundings. The scheme of these films was simple: love stories that arrive at a happy ending, following misunderstandings and the appearance of a villain. The filmmaker follows this iconic plot, edited together with scenes and sequences from 50 such films. “Heimatfilm” is a chilling work that shines a light on the German psyche and imagination pre-WW2.