Skinheads 88
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Skinheads 88 - Their hatred is sacred to them ... |
| Original title | Rossiya 88 |
| Country of production | Russia |
| original language | Russian |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pavel Bard |
| script | Pavel Bard |
| production | Pavel Bard Pyotr Fyodorov Vasily Solovyov |
| camera | Sergei Danduryan |
| occupation | |
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Skinheads 88 - Their hatred is sacred to them ... (AT: Russia 88 , OT: Rossiya 88 , Russian Россия 88 ) is a Russian film drama from 2009. The film by director Pawel Bardin is shot in pseudo-documentary found footage style.
action
The main actor in the film is a 19-year-old boy whom his friends only call "Blade" (Russian Штык , bayonet ). He lives with his sister Julia, a student, in a small rented apartment and is the second husband of a local skinhead group called "Rossija 88". This group of teenage neo-Nazis meets at a boxing club and is led by a seedy elderly patriot. Eduard, who is called " Abraham " by everyone because of his Jewish roots , has decided to shoot a documentary about his friends, which is to be marketed as a propaganda video. With a hand-held camera, he films all the activities of the club, including the attacks and hunted down asylum seekers.
"Blade" gets deeper and deeper into the club's activities and breaks with his family. A group of corrupt police officers are also interested in the young thugs and are trying to get the club under their control. However, Blade wants to lead the group alone. At a military sports camp , the situation escalates with Eduard, whom he scares away with threats and insults.
But Eduard does not give up. By accident, he discovers how Blade's sister is flirting with a migrant. Blade gathers his gang together and on an abandoned bridge there is a confrontation with the migrants, who first try to resolve the matter peacefully. One of the migrants eventually pulls out a gun and kills the group leader and Blades Pittbull. While the group mourns their leader, Blade holds his dead dog in his arms.
In the middle of the funeral, a police officer bursts into the air and gives Blade an ultimatum. The gang is supposed to work for him, but Blade immediately refuses. This leads to the fact that his pals let him down. Alone with Eduard he only has revenge in mind. He tracks down his sister and her boyfriend. After shooting her boyfriend, his sister takes her own life. Blade is at the end and also kills himself with a headshot.
The last shot of the handheld camera shows Blade and his sister five years ago playing with their attack dog, which was still a puppy at the time. The film ends with a plaque listing various cases of right-wing extremist violence in Moscow.
background
Skinheads 88 was filmed exclusively with a hand-held camera, which is almost always guided by one of the main actors, at the original locations in Moscow. In Russia the film was very controversial and should be banned. Some nationalist and right-wing extremist groups also called for protests against the film. In Germany, the film was shown for the first time in 2009 under the title Russia 88 at the Berlinale . Another performance took place at the GoEast Festival in Wiesbaden in 2011.
There were also problems with the film in Germany. The voluntary self-regulation of the film industry refused an age rating for the film. After the release was initially postponed, the film was finally released in September 2012 in a cut version and rated FSK 18 (no youth approval). Compared to the British version of the film, the German distribution version lacks around eight minutes, with right-wing extremist songs being removed from the film has been.
criticism
“In addition, and probably more decisive for the importance of the film, the viewer is involved. The audience is Abraham, they are his camera. The viewers do not become active either, they want to see the development through to the end, and probably right through to this end. When recording the market, the viewer's gaze must automatically search for information relevant to the skinheads. So all who see the film are accomplices. Even if the film does not provide any new or special insights into the portrayal of the neo-Nazis, which is probably not intended at all, but can appear too stereotypical in some places, the perfect use of its special cinematic form makes it a monument in terms of its message. "
Web links
- Skinheads 88 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Elisabeth Maurer: Go East 2011: Russia 88. Negativ-Film.de, April 10, 2011, accessed on October 1, 2012 .
- ↑ Skinheads 88 does not get approval from the FSK. Schnittberichte.com, accessed October 1, 2012 .
- ^ Skinheads 88 in the online film database
- ↑ Comparison of the cut versions No youth approval - BBFC by Skinheads 88 at Schnittberichte.com