Compelling Satan

In this collaborative film made by students from the University of Fine Arts Hamburg, former public prosecutor and actor Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, sues a public broadcasting station. In documentary and fictional scenes, it follows his trial against a system demanding compulsory conformity and unimaginativeness. Sociopolitical, aesthetical and personal perspectives are clearly defined, developed narratively and confronted with one another. Numerous film professionals have their say. They radically oppose the practical constraints and routines of German cinema and television production, which would like to force all forms of experimental moving image culture into a niche existence. A film that parallels an incendiary leaflet!

Keywords

  • Made in Germany
  • Next Generation: HFBK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg
  • Robert Bramkamp
  • film about film

Actors

  • Dietrich Kuhlbrodt
  • Sarah Drath
  • Paul Thalacker
  • Robert Bramkamp
  • Ingrid Jäger
  • Tabita Johannes
  • Ken-David Baehr

Director

  • Arina Alexandrowa
  • Maksim Artemev
  • Robert Bramkamp
  • Ruben Christiansen
  • Sarah Drath
  • Elena Friedrich
  • Pachet Fulmen
  • David Huss
  • Melina Kamou
  • Hana Kim
  • Thomas Köhling
  • Serafima Orlova
  • Ben Paetzold
  • Paul Thalacker
  • Lukas Vögler
  • Maria Vogt

Drama


1h 45min


16+

DE

Germany
2017
An indictment against the system of compulsory formatting and lack of imagination of public broadcasting.

An indictment against the system of compulsory formatting and lack of imagination of public broadcasting.


In this collaborative film made by students from the University of Fine Arts Hamburg, former public prosecutor and actor Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, sues a public broadcasting station.


In documentary and fictional scenes, it follows his trial against a system demanding compulsory conformity and unimaginativeness. Sociopolitical, aesthetical and personal perspectives are clearly defined, developed narratively and confronted with one another. Numerous film professionals have their say. They radically oppose the practical constraints and routines of German cinema and television production, which would like to force all forms of experimental moving image culture into a niche existence. A film that parallels an incendiary leaflet!

Cast & Crew