HOME GAME tells the story of the game an energy company in Germany plays with three villages. For lignite mining, villages are getting demolished, replacement villages are built from the scratch and the villagers are getting resettled. For some the demolition of their homes means great pain. Others are happy about the generous financial compensation. But all of a sudden one of the villages will be preserved. Everyone in the village becomes an ally or an enemy. It‘s a film about the „home sweet home“, neighbourhoods and about the power of money. The film delves into the microcosm of the "village" and tells the tug-of-war of those affected by lignite mining in the Rhineland up close and emotional. Both then and now, the political vacillations and constant weighing up of positions do not allow the local people, who are directly affected by the political timetables, to rest in peace. This is about feelings of home, neighborhoods and a lot of money.
Documentary, Independent
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Hometowns, neighborhoods, community spirit, energy security and a lot of money are at stake here.
HOME GAME tells the story of the game an energy company in Germany plays with three villages. For lignite mining, villages are getting demolished, replacement villages are built from the scratch and the villagers are getting resettled.
For some the demolition of their homes means great pain. Others are happy about the generous financial compensation. But all of a sudden one of the villages will be preserved. Everyone in the village becomes an ally or an enemy. It‘s a film about the „home sweet home“, neighbourhoods and about the power of money.
The film delves into the microcosm of the "village" and tells the tug-of-war of those affected by lignite mining in the Rhineland up close and emotional. Both then and now, the political vacillations and constant weighing up of positions do not allow the local people, who are directly affected by the political timetables, to rest in peace. This is about feelings of home, neighborhoods and a lot of money.