Changing Skins
(Raus aus der Haut)
| Dresen, Andreas |
| Dresen, Andreas |
| Schultz, Torsten |
| Reinhardt, Rita |
| Höfer, Andreas |
| Hopf, Susanne |
| Greunig, Sabine |
| Dresen, Andreas |
| Ehle, Jürgen |
| Bormann, Susanne |
| Busch, Fabian |
| Gregorek, Karin |
| Hosfeld, Wolfgang |
| Mellies, Otto |
| Möck, Manfred |
| Peters, Christel |
| Troegner, Franziska |
| von Zglinicki, Simone |
| Walter, Matthias |
| Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg |
Synopsis
The scene is East Germany in 1977, during the infamous Red Army Faction kidnapping of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer in West Germany. A couple of East German teens are caught with contraband photos of West German Baader-Meinhof terrorists. In an attempt to divert the harsh punishment promised, they improvise an RAF-style kidnapping of the school principal.
Both a comedy of errors and a bitter social commentary, the film confirms Dresen's reputation as a leading director with a consummate film style.
Press comments
"Andreas Dresen's films open a window into the hearts and minds of everyday people facing-yet not always surmounting-life's challenges. Like Andrzej Wajda, Dresen consistently portrays the human condition with honest insight and compassion."
—American Cinema Foundation; Andrzej Wajda / Philip Morris Freedom Prize
“*** Recommended!”
— Video Librarian
Availability
- Essay: "Youth Culture, Terrorism and German Film History"
- An Introduction to Andreas Dresen's films
- Biography & Filmography of Director
- Interview with the Director
- Timeline: Terrorism in West Germany 1967-1998
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