Rote Kakadu (2006)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Land: Germany
Alternativtitel: The Red Cockatoo
Regisseur: Dominik Graf
Autor: Günter Schütter, Karin Åström, Michael Klier
Produktion & Genre
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Handlung
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In April 1961 in Dresden, teenage Siggi meets and falls in love with aspiring poetess Luise in a park. He befriends her husband Wolle to be close to Luise. Siggi smuggles porcelain objects to West Berlin to sell for money to go out with Wolle and his friends. As the totalitarian system increases repression, Wolle is arrested by the Stasi. Siggi publishes Luise's poems, leading to her arrest. Siggi takes the blame to release Luise but when he's chased by the Stasi, he asks Luise to flee to West Germany with him. She agrees but insists on bringing Wolle along. On 13 August 1961, the Berlin Wall begins construction.
Zusammenfassung
Der folgende Text ist nur auf Englisch verfügbar.
Rote Kakadu is a German film directed by Dominik Graf that blends comedy and drama with historical events. Set in Dresden in 1961, it follows teenager Siggi who falls in love with Luise, an aspiring poetess married to Wolle, a womanizer. As the political climate tightens around them, leading to arrests and increased repression, Siggi must navigate his feelings for Luise while trying to protect her from the oppressive regime. The film culminates with the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961.
