Soul birds
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Soul birds |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Thomas Riedelsheimer |
| script | Thomas Riedelsheimer |
| production | Thomas Riedelsheimer, Stefan Tolz |
| music | Marina Schlagintweit , André Buttler , Max Hundlshausen , Elischa Kaminer |
| camera | Thomas Riedelsheimer |
| cut | Thomas Riedelsheimer |
Seelenvögel is a documentary by Thomas Riedelsheimer . It is about three children suffering from leukemia who deal with the subject of " death ". The premiere took place on June 28, 2009 at the Munich Film Festival , the nationwide cinema release was on November 5, 2009. The title is probably based on the idea of a soul complaining after death in the form of a dove in the deceased as a soul bird.
content
Riedelsheimer accompanied the three sick children Pauline (15), Richard (10) and Lenni (6) and shows how they and their friends and relatives deal with the subject of death, especially their death. Pauline writes many poems to deal with her situation. Richard is well informed about his illness and little Lenni puts a smile on everyone's face.
music
For the film music, Riedelsheimer hired four up-and-coming composers, all of whom have won multiple prizes in the national composition competition . The music was produced by Winfried Grabe , who is the father of the sick Lenni.
criticism
“At the heart of this film is silence, peace and great beauty. In his deeply moving documentary, Thomas Riedelsheimer shares an experience for which most of us have no concepts. A gift! “ Vancouver International Film Festival
"You experience them, these children with their families, all of them wonderful people. And you experience what even the very old, full of life, only very seldom manage to do like those who would so much like to go on living: a deep insight into life and death , a knowledge of the last things. " Southgerman newspaper
“A poetic and moving approach ... There is no right or wrong here, just a here and now. The offensive way of dealing with death, which loses its horror, gives consolation, the admirable strength and energy of Pauline, Richard and Lenni give the viewer a bit of courage. ” Blickpunkt Film
Awards
Thomas Riedelsheimer's film was awarded the "Dokubiber" at the Biberach Film Festival and in 2010 the Gilde Film Prize for the best documentary film from the Working Group Kino - Gilde deutscher Filmkunsttheater . The Grimme Prize followed in 2013 in the “Information and Culture” category.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Hakim of Nischapur Omar Chajjám and his Rubaijat , based on old and recent Persian manuscript finds by Manuel Sommer, Pressler, Wiesbaden 1974, p. 31
- ↑ Gilde Film Prize for "The White Ribbon" ( German ) Salzburger Nachrichten . September 18, 2010. Accessed on September 18, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
