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Silent Country

Silent Country (1992)

1h 35m | PG-13

⭐ 5.8 / 10

A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The world is changing and somewhere, far away in the capital, a revolution is taking place and it seems that wishes might come true. Great hopes emerge in the little town and unexpected events overtake Kai's mutating production.

Director: Andreas Dresen

Studio: Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf'

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Thorsten Merten

Thorsten Merten

as Kai Finke

Jeannette Arndt

Jeannette Arndt

as Claudia

Kurt Böwe

Kurt Böwe

as Intendant Walz

Petra Kelling

Petra Kelling

as Uschi

Horst Westphal

Horst Westphal

as Horst

Katrin Martin

Katrin Martin

as Tina