Märkische Heide, märkischer Sand

Volker Koepp’s film from year zero of German reunification takes him far from the political centres of Berlin and Bonn to observe the upheavals in the town of Zehdenik, a location of some of his earlier films. Here the big political events - monetary union and reunification - are pared down to the everyday. The Russians are pulling out, previous owners are surveying their former properties and the Deutschmark is coming. Volker Koepp listens to the people and their stories; he opens up their hearts. You can sense that this is both an end and an uncertain new beginning. (DOK.fest München)