Basic Need, or Working Is Fun

(Lebensbedürfnis oder: Arbeit macht Spaß)

GDR, 1988, 3 min, color
No dialogue
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Synopsis

A man energetically crushes stones into gravel with a hammer, while in another part of the workshop, a woman forms gravel into stone blocks with equal enthusiasm.

 

This film, which provides sarcastic commentary on the socialist planned economy, ironically won the Prize of the Council for Reciprocal Economic Support at the Leipzig Documentary and Short Film Week.

Awards

1988  Prize of the Council for Reciprocal Economic Support at the International Leipzig Documentary and Short Film Week

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