Year: 2019
Country: Germany
Director: Christian Schwochow
Cast: Levi Eisenblätter, Ulrich Noethen, Tobias Moretti, Johanna Wokalek, Tom Gronau
Genre: drama
Runtime: 126 min.
Age: 16+
Screen adaptation of Siegfried Lenz's post-war bestseller on duty versus freedom of choice
20-year-old Siggi Jepsen, an inmate of a juvenile detention centre, finds himself unable to write an essay on the subject of “The Joys of Duty”. The topic stirs up too many memories for him.
Awards & Festivals:
Hamburg Film Festival – participation
Zurich Film Festival – participation