Synopsis
DOCUMENTARY No living artist is so inextricably intertwined with East/West German history as Wolf Biermann. A moving, very personal, kaleidoscopic view of a life spent in five different versions of Germany. Wolf Biermann has always had a polarising effect. The lyrical power of his songs has ruffled feathers for more than 60 years. The film uses his music as the jumping-off point to approach Biermann himself. The camera accompanies the 90-year old at numerous meetings with young musicians and politicians, along with his family and presents the resulting footage in a collage of contemporary documentation which includes as yet unpublished archive material.
Bio
Jens Meurer is a producer and director. His films have won many awards, including the European Film Prize for Jeckes – The Distant Relatives (1997). His miniseries Carlos – The Jackal (2010) won a Golden Globe.
Präsentiert von Karin und Walter Blüchert Gedächtnisstiftung
Vorstellungen
02.10.2026 18:00 Uhr
CinemaxX Dammtor - Saal 1
03.10.2026 16:00 Uhr
Metropolis
Info
Original Title: Biermann
International Title: Biermann
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Große Freiheit
Version & Subtitles: German OV with English subtitles
Director: Jens Meurer
Screenplay: Dirk Kämper, Jens Meurer, Pamela Biermann
Cast/Protagonists: Wolf Biermann, Joachim Gauck, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Campino, Pamela Biermann, Wolfgang Niedecken, Barbara Honigmann, Ulrich Gumpert, Günter 'Baby' Sommer, Joachim Jauer
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2026
Length: 120 min
Producer: Jens Meurer, Michael Souvignier, Johann Scheerer, Martin Hagemann
Production company: Instant Film, Zeitsprung Pictures, Clouds Hill, zero fiction
Cinematography: Sebastian Ganschow, Bernd Fischer
Sound: Christian Cvechovec
Editor: Antje Lass, Zenon Kristen, Grete Jentzen
Music: Wolf Biermann
Commissioning Editor: Christiane Hinz / WDR, Jutta Krug / WDR, Timo Großpietsch / NDR, Anaïs Roth / MDR
co-production company: WDR, NDR, MDR
Distributor: Majestic Filmverleih
