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Erich Kästner – Das andere Ich (2016)

Erich Kästner – Das andere Ich (2016)

Drama Documentary
Release Date: 2016, December 31
Directors: Annette Baumeister
Countries: Germany
Production: Beetz Brothers Film Production
Cast: Matthias Bundschuh, Campino, Lisa Wagner, Clelia Sarto, Henriette Schmidt, Tomas Spencer, Daniel Nerlich

Overview:

With "Emil and the Detectives" Erich Kästner is revolutionizing children's book literature. In the Weimar Republic, he quickly rose as an editor, writer and screenwriter. His books were burned in 1933. Nevertheless, he does not emigrate, published under a pseudonym and abroad. In the post-war period, Kästner was a moral authority. But he can no longer build on his previous success, gets caught up in love affairs and fights his frustration with alcohol. Until his death in 1974, he struggled with the decision not to go into exile. The documentary drama takes a new look at Kästner's picture.