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Gloria Kino, 12:00 h
The Sun Island

The Sun Island

A documentary essay film about coincidences, shattered lives and posthumous fame. A found footage family film about love and passion, friendship and heartbreak set in Frankfurt and Berlin between the wars. It includes the history of the Großmarkhalle in Frankfurt before and after its acquisition by the European Central Bank. But it is also a film about self-sufficiency, recycling, and the green movement  – before these ideas had yet been properly invented.

  • Deutschland
  • 01:29:03
  • Director: Thomas Elsaesser
  • Production: Dieter Reifarth, Daniel Schössler
  • Photography: Ingo Kratisch
  • Editing: Bert Schmidt, Fabio Andrade, Maren Krüger
  • Music: Eike Hosenfeld
  • Sound: Michael Busch, Helge Haack
  • Languages: de
  • Year: 2017
  • German Premiere