Kings of Kallstadt

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Movie
Original title Kings of Kallstadt - My Village, Ketchup and the King of New York
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2014
length 92 minutes
Rod
Director Simone Wendel
script Simone Wendel,
Mario A. Conte
production Thomas Theo Hofmann,
Simone Wendel,
Mario A. Conte
camera Tom Schneider
cut Mario A. Conte

Kings of Kallstadt - Mein Dorf, Ketchup and the King of New York is a German documentary from 2014 . He introduces the village of Kallstadt in the Palatinate , from which the ancestors of Donald Trump and the Heinz family of Heinz Ketchup come.

The director, producer and author is Simone Wendel . The documentary is a project gold production in coproduction with the Hofmann Film family, Perfect Shot Films and the SWR in collaboration with Arte .

action

Both the father of Henry John Heinz , founder of the HJ Heinz Company , and the ancestors of New York tycoon Donald Trump, 45th President of the USA, come from the Palatinate wine village of Kallstadt . Simone Wendel, who is also from Kallstadt, investigates the question of whether it can be a coincidence that the two industrial magnates come from the same small village and what is special about this little people that have released such important sons into the world. She introduces the current residents of the village and accompanies them in their everyday life. When they are invited to the Steuben Parade in New York , they do not hesitate, despite the upcoming grape harvest, accept the invitation and travel to New York. They take part in the Steubenparade with the wine princess, a balloon-filled stomach stomach and the wine god Bacchus , who - although forbidden - serves real wine. John, a cousin of Trump, who never denies his roots in the Palatinate, has never lost, runs ahead. In addition to New York, the Palatinate people who love to travel also visit the Heinz works in Pittsburgh and Niagara Falls .

Finally, there is a personal interview with Donald Trump in Trump Tower . He is proud of his German roots, as virtues such as punctuality, diligence and reliability are what make his success. Donald Trump's cousin, John Walter, who is fascinated by the biographies of his ancestors, also embarks on a family search for clues and visits his ancestors' home village with Simone Wendel.

Narrative form

The film is told completely from the perspective of Simone Wendel, who is also the narrator. The contents of the film are all based on "village rumors" - that is, "hearsay", which is mainly presented in dialogues in the form of interviews.

movie theater

The film was released in German cinemas on September 25, 2014. The cinema evaluation in Germany resulted in 12,000 visitors.

Television broadcast

In Germany, Kings of Kallstadt was broadcast on SWR on January 18, 2018 and on Arte Deutschland on February 12, 2016. The documentary was also shown in Austria , Switzerland , France , Taiwan and Norway . In the US, Kings of Kallstadt is available on VOD , Netflix , iTunes and Amazon .

Awards

Kings of Kallstadt was awarded the Roger Ebert Prize at the Traverse City Film Festival in 2016.

Sponsors and supporters

Simone Wendel and the Oscar winner and producer Kathleen Glynn met at the Sedona Film Festival in Arizona . A collaboration arose from this getting to know each other. Kathleen Glynn is Consulting Producer for Kings of Kallstadt.

Kings of Kallstadt was funded by MFG Baden-Württemberg, the Rhineland Palatinate Foundation for Culture and the Palatinate District Association.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Program ARD de-ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam Germany: Kings von Kallstadt. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ TV program | SWR television. May 16, 2012, accessed June 10, 2019 .
  3. ^ Kings of Kallstadt - IMDb. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Kathleen Glynn. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .