Bibliograph

Home from home:, chronicle of a vision

Type

Label

Home from home:, chronicle of a vision

Language

ger

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Home from home:

Runtime

230

Sub title

chronicle of a vision

Summary

Set in a dreary, unforgiving mid-19th century German village in Hunsrück, Home From Home captures the plight of hundreds of thousands of Europeans who emigrated to faraway South America to escape the famine, poverty and despotism that ruled at home. Their motto was: "Any fate is better than death". Edgar Reitz's film is a heart-wrenching drama and love story set against the backdrop of this forgotten tragedy. It encompasses a time of tribulation and illuminates the revolutionary and intellectual spirit present in the souls who are center of this tale

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor

Genre