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Palermo or Wolfsburg

6.7

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Original title

Palermo oder Wolfsburg

Year

1980

Running time

175 min.

Country

Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Director

Werner Schroeter

Screenwriter

Werner Schroeter, Giuseppe Fava, Klaus Dethloff, Orazio Torrisi

Cast

Cinematography

Thomas Mauch

Producer

Co-production Germany - West Germany (FRG)-Germany-Switzerland;

Artco-Film, Thomas Mauch

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

An impoverished young man from Sicily travels to Wolfsburg, West Germany to find work. He takes a job in the Volkswagen factory after he travels through Northern Italy by train. The young man is arrested after he kills two Germans with his knife when they question his honor. The third part of the film follows his subsequent trial and deals with justice denied and the attitude of many Germans who resent the influx of foreign labor.

Awards: 1980: Berlin Film Festival: Golden Bear.

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Palermo or Wolfsburg

1980

Werner Schroeter

6.7

(46)