| Antrag (1974) |
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Germany, 1974, 10 min, 35 mm, black and white written and directed by: Zelimir Zilnik production: Alligator Film The first documentary Zilnik made in Germany, filmed in one shot. Huge building site, full of foreign workers. During the lunch break, one of the Greek workers tries to formulate the ‘’legal demand’’ to German authorities, in need of immigration visas for his parents (due to Greek - Turkish conflict on Cyprus). However, he gets into quarrel with some of Turkish co-workers, and the paper is destroyed.... Der Film schildert den Versuch eines griechischen Gastarbeiters, mit Hilfe eines deutschen Kollegen einen Antrag an eine Behorde zu stellen. Das gezeigte Gesprach vermittelt neben menschlicher Substanz Einblicke in griechische Denk und Lebensgewohnheiten. |