Beginning in 1992 with the unmasking of Gunderman as a former unofficial collaborator of the East German security service Stasi, the film shows selected episodes from the life of singer-songwriter and excavator operator Gerhard Gundermann.
Cutbacks show how he involved himself in the politics of the GDR and met his wife Conny. Making him responsible for his shortcoming, Gundermann's father breaks ties with him.
Gundermann's life and environment are marked by contradictions. He finds inspiration for his music while operating the bucket-wheel excavator that produces coal. However, his music is about the beauty of nature that his very work destroys. Even though he is a committed communist, his directness and willfulness clash with the prevalent conformism and lead to his exclusion from the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. He takes up the work as an IM in the hopes of improving working conditions and health and safety protection for his fellow workers. Only after the collapse of the GDR does he realize how much harm he could have caused. At the same time, he learns he too was spied on by friends and acquaintances for the Stasi, although his Stai file has disappeared from the Stasi Records Agency. In an interview, he refuses to apologize in the usual formulaic way that was common for former IMs at the time. He reasons that having read his reports to the Stasi, sometimes referred to as a "perpetrator file" (German: Täterakte), he first and foremost couldn't forgive himself. Instead, he personally reaches out to several of his colleagues and band members, confessing to having been an IM in the past.
As Gundermann becomes a father and his wife expects him to spend less time on tour and on his music, he promises improvement.
In the end, he reconciles with his band members and the audience after his genuine confession about his ties to the Stasi.
In 2006, Laila Stieler began to work on the screenplay. Conny Gundermann, the widow of Gundermann, was involved in the development of the script.
Locations included the Nochten open-pit coal mine[1] and its surface installations in Mühlrose in the Lusatianlignite mining region, just under 20 km from Gundermann's former workplace. Additionally, some scenes were shot in Gelsenkirchen-Hassel.[2]
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The 13 soundtracks and 2 bonus tracks were released by German music publisher Buschfunk under the title Gundermann – the Soundtrack (German: Gundermann - Die Musik zum Film).[3] Jens Quandt produced the soundtracks which feature vocals from leading actor Alexander Scheer.[4] The instrumentals were performed by Gunnar Ennen (guitar, keyboard), Jens Fricke (guitar), Frenzy Suhr (bass), Sebastian Deufel (drums, grand piano) and Andreas Wieczorek (saxophone).
Referencesedit
^Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG. "Gerhard Gundermann zurück in seinem Revier". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^Hoeving, Elisabeth. "In Hassel wird für Kinofilm gedreht". WAZ. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^"GUNDERMANN - Die Musik zum Film". Buschfunk. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^"Über Alexander Scheer und Band". Buschfunk. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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Gundermann is a 2018 biographical musical film based on the life of East German singer songwriter Gerhard Gundermann Directed by Andreas Dresen and written by Leila Stiehler the film premiered on 23 August 2018 and won six awards at the subsequent German Film Awards 2019 including Best Film Best Director and Best Actor GundermannTheatrical release posterDirected byAndreas DresenWritten byLaila StielerProduced byChristoph Friedel Claudia SteffenStarringAlexander Scheer Anna Unterberger Axel Prahl Thorsten Merten Eva Weissenborn Benjamin Kramme Kathrin Angerer Milan Peschel Bjarne Madel Peter SodannCinematographyAndreas HoferEdited byJorg HauschildMusic byGerhard Gundermann Jens QuandtProductioncompaniesPandora Film Produktion Kineo Filmporduktion Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg Kinoinitiative Leuchtstoff ArteRelease date23 August 2018 2018 08 23 Germany Running time127 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Music 5 References 6 External linksPlot editBeginning in 1992 with the unmasking of Gunderman as a former unofficial collaborator of the East German security service Stasi the film shows selected episodes from the life of singer songwriter and excavator operator Gerhard Gundermann Cutbacks show how he involved himself in the politics of the GDR and met his wife Conny Making him responsible for his shortcoming Gundermann s father breaks ties with him Gundermann s life and environment are marked by contradictions He finds inspiration for his music while operating the bucket wheel excavator that produces coal However his music is about the beauty of nature that his very work destroys Even though he is a committed communist his directness and willfulness clash with the prevalent conformism and lead to his exclusion from the Socialist Unity Party of Germany He takes up the work as an IM in the hopes of improving working conditions and health and safety protection for his fellow workers Only after the collapse of the GDR does he realize how much harm he could have caused At the same time he learns he too was spied on by friends and acquaintances for the Stasi although his Stai file has disappeared from the Stasi Records Agency In an interview he refuses to apologize in the usual formulaic way that was common for former IMs at the time He reasons that having read his reports to the Stasi sometimes referred to as a perpetrator file German Taterakte he first and foremost couldn t forgive himself Instead he personally reaches out to several of his colleagues and band members confessing to having been an IM in the past As Gundermann becomes a father and his wife expects him to spend less time on tour and on his music he promises improvement In the end he reconciles with his band members and the audience after his genuine confession about his ties to the Stasi Cast editAlexander Scheer as Gerhard Gundermann Anna Unterberger as Conny Benjamin Kramme as Wenni Eva Weissenborn as Helga Kathrin Angerer as Irene Peter Schneider as Helmut Milan Peschel as Volker Bjarne Madel as Party Secretary Axel Prahl as Commanding Officer Peter Sodann as Veteran Steffen Lehmann as Andy Hilmar Eichhorn as Werner Walde Thorsten Merten as Puppeteer Alexander Horbe as Staff Member of Gauck Commission Alexander Schubert as Head of open pit mining Peter Rappengluck as Hamacher Leni Wesselman as Young Nurse Hans Dieter Schutt as ReporterProduction edit nbsp Shooting in Nochten open pit mineIn 2006 Laila Stieler began to work on the screenplay Conny Gundermann the widow of Gundermann was involved in the development of the script Locations included the Nochten open pit coal mine 1 and its surface installations in Muhlrose in the Lusatian lignite mining region just under 20 km from Gundermann s former workplace Additionally some scenes were shot in Gelsenkirchen Hassel 2 Music editThe 13 soundtracks and 2 bonus tracks were released by German music publisher Buschfunk under the title Gundermann the Soundtrack German Gundermann Die Musik zum Film 3 Jens Quandt produced the soundtracks which feature vocals from leading actor Alexander Scheer 4 The instrumentals were performed by Gunnar Ennen guitar keyboard Jens Fricke guitar Frenzy Suhr bass Sebastian Deufel drums grand piano and Andreas Wieczorek saxophone References edit Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG Gerhard Gundermann zuruck in seinem Revier Retrieved 27 June 2022 Hoeving Elisabeth In Hassel wird fur Kinofilm gedreht WAZ Retrieved 27 June 2022 GUNDERMANN Die Musik zum Film Buschfunk Retrieved 27 June 2022 Uber Alexander Scheer und Band Buschfunk Retrieved 27 June 2022 External links editGundermann at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gundermann film amp oldid 1150730136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
