| In a Land That No Longer Exists | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Aelrun Goette |
| Written by | Aelrun Goette |
| Produced by | Tanja Ziegler |
| Starring | Marlene Burow Sabin Tambrea David Schütter Claudia Michelsen Jördis Triebel |
| Cinematography | Benedict Neuenfels |
| Edited by | Julia Karg |
| Music by | Boris Boyadzhiev |
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| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
In a Land That No Longer Exists (German: In einem Land, das es nicht mehr gibt) is a 2022 German historical drama film, written and directed by Aelrun Goette in her feature debut.
The film is about a young woman who is thrust into the fashion scene of communist East Germany after a photograph of her ends up by chance on the cover of Sibylle magazine. It is partially based on the life story of Goette, who was also a model in East Germany.
Plot
In 1989, 18-year-old Suzi is caught by the Volkspolizei with the book 1984 and a "Swords to Ploughshares" patch. She is barred from her high school graduation exams and is forced to work in an electrical cable factory. One day while riding a tram, Suzi is randomly photographed by a young photographer, Coyote, and ends up on the cover of the Sibylle fashion magazine. Suzi is invited to the editorial office, and takes a modelling job with the magazine to escape her life as a factory worker. She delves both into the world of "official" East German fashion, and also the fashion underground with her mentor, the gay, free-spirited Rudi. Suzi experiences greater freedom and falls in love with Coyote – but Coyote wants to escape to the West. Suzi must choose between leaving her career as a model and betraying her friends.
Cast
- Marlene Burow as Suzi
- Sabin Tambrea as Rudi
- David Schütter as Coyote
- Claudia Michelsen as Dr. Elsa Wilbrodt
- Jördis Triebel as Gisela
References
- Buss, Esther. "In einem Land, das es nicht mehr gibt". Filmdienst (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- Barraclough, Leo (10 October 2022). "'In a Land That No Longer Exists,' About Fashion Scene in Communist East Berlin, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- Wollner, Anna (24 October 2022). ""In einem Land, das es nicht mehr gibt": Coming-of-Age in der DDR". NDR.de (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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