Consul General Stefan Schneider attends the opening of the German Currents festial in Los Angeles with representatives of the Goethe Institute and the director and cast of Gundermann
Photos credit: Cynthia Biret
Director Andreas Dresen. Photo credit: Cynthia Biret
The German Currents film festival opened Friday in Los Angeles with the premiere of Gundermann, directed by Andreas Dresen. Winner of 6 prestigious German Film Awards, the film is based on the life of the celebrated and controversial East German folk singer, protrayed by Alexander Sheer, and set against the backdrop of the East German Regime of the 1970s.