Henryk from the Back Row

2012 German film
  • February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12) (Berlinale)
  • September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06) (Germany)[1]
Running time
93 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman[2]

Henryk from the Back Row (German: Herr Wichmann aus der dritten Reihe) is a German documentary film directed by Andreas Dresen. The film was released in 2012 and follows the CDU politician Henryk Wichmann as a member of the Landtag of Brandenburg.[3]

Production

Wichmann was previously the subject of Dresen's documentary Herr Wichmann von der CDU. After Wichmann was elected to the Landtag of Brandenburg in 2009, Dresen had the idea to direct a sequel. Dresen followed Wichmann for one parliamentary year and produced around 100 hours of uncut material, which he edited down to 1.5 hours of uncommented film.[4][5]

The film premiered on February 12, 2012 at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section.[6]

Reception

  • Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2012: Audience award[7]

References

  1. ^ Film » Herr Wichmann aus der dritten Reihe | Deutsche Filmbewertung und Medienbewertung FBW
  2. ^ Kinofenster
  3. ^ MARTENSTEIN – Kultur in Potsdam
  4. ^ Stosch, Stefan (2012-09-06). "Politiker werden unterschätzt". Leipziger Volkszeitung.
  5. ^ Hoehnepresse
  6. ^ | Berlinale | Archiv | Jahresarchive | 2012 | Chronik
  7. ^ Lokales/Politik: Filmkunstfest Schwerin beendet, Preise vergeben - Der SCHWERINER KURIER Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  • Henryk from the Back Row at IMDb
  • Official website
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