Kehraus, wieder . Sweep It Up, Again

Verzio FF Submission In March 1990, Gerd Kroske started filming road sweepers in Leipzig. In the following years, he returned to his protagonists and continued shooting. “Sweep It Up, Again” is the third film in this documentary trilogy. Today, none of them work for the Leipzig department of city cl...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kroske, Gerd
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:German
Published: Realistfilm ; MDR 2006
Germany
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:71bd2ae2-9bf9-4ced-82a3-886c7b326585
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Summary:Verzio FF Submission In March 1990, Gerd Kroske started filming road sweepers in Leipzig. In the following years, he returned to his protagonists and continued shooting. “Sweep It Up, Again” is the third film in this documentary trilogy. Today, none of them work for the Leipzig department of city cleaning. Stefan and Marlen, two of the former protagonists, are dead. Gabi just tries to struggle along. Henry and Marion get by. The grandchildren live with foster care takers and sometimes things get so bad as to seem unbearable. Their daily lives, which take place between home and social security offices, is documented in this third part.
Published:2006