Directed by:
Henning BeckhoffScreenplay:
Henning BeckhoffCinematography:
Sabine PanossianCast:
Karen Dahmen, Godehard Giese, Sohel Altan Gol, Markus Hering, Elif Kardesseven, Mercy Dorcas Otieno, Philippine Pachl, Ruth Reinecke, Victoria Schulz, Ben Wichert, Steffen WillPlots(1)
Michael worked as a miner for forty years. But times have progressed and along come inevitable changes. The coal is being phased out, the area is to be closed and a lake and recreational facilities created in its place. Michael does not like change, or his daughter Anja's environmental protests. In addition, one of the co-workers commits suicide, and Michael believes that the reason were structural changes in the company. So he makes plans for a protest and starts his wild-goose chase. However, the more the morose Michael fights the coming changes, the less support he receives. Not everything can stay the same for a million years. The bleak drama about a dying craft and the consequences of its demise won the prestigious FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award at the Munich Film Festival. (Finále Plzeň)
(more)Cast
Karen Dahmen
Belgium
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
Godehard Giese
West Germany
Best movies:
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
Match (2012)
The Book Thief (2013)
Sohel Altan Gol
Best movies:
When We Leave (2010)
Buba (2022)
Markus Hering
Best movies:
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Solino (2002)
Heidi (2015)
Mercy Dorcas Otieno
Kenya
Philippine Pachl
West Germany
Best movies:
Gate to Heaven (2003)
Der Bulle von Tölz (1996) (series)
Bella und der Feigenbaum (2013) (TV movie)
Ruth Reinecke
East Germany
Best movies:
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Victoria Schulz
Best movies:
Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Steffen Will
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
Three Strikes and You're Out (2011)
Little Miss Dolittle (2018)