Totentraum
8.2
A Turkish immigrant worker has died 1965. The preparation of the body is contrasted with a letter written by his wife in Turkey, which describes the situation and expectations of his family in the homeland. The presentation creates the atmosphere of a parable in which the parting of immigrant worker from his homeland is described, but which could just as well be his return home, as a corpse. The story revolves around the ambivalence of parting and the divergence between the actual events of life and the expectancy and hopes one has of this life. This is shown through the comparison between the hard fact of the immigrant's death and his wife's hopeful expectations of him and his successful return.
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Ayhan Salar Director · Orhan Şimşek Composer Krzysztof Ptak Cinematographer
First release April 30, 1995 · Produced in Germany
Production
Bremer Institut Film & Fernsehen
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 30, 1995
Premiere · Oberhausen Film Festival
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