Die Liebe frisst das Leben - Tobias Gruben, seine Lieder und die Erde

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DOCUMENTARY When Hamburg was cool: even 20 years after his death, underground musician Tobias Gruben is still seen as a rough diamond of German pop culture. A filmic rediscovery. To this day, his bands Cyan Revue and Die Erde inspire bands like Messer and Isolation Berlin, but during his lifetime Tobias Gruben remained an insider tip. At the heart of the music scene at the end of the 1980s, he got high on his love of music and all sorts of drugs. Besides success, he sought above all the recognition of his father. The film illuminates the path of a driven existence, talks to companions like Rocco Schamoni and FM Einheit and revisits the genius Gruben with amongst other things previously unseen footage.

Director

OLIVER SCHWABE (*1966) has made numerous documentaries. Three of his films, "Bienvenue im Kleidermarkt" (2012), "Die Höhle von Eppendorf" (2016) and "Die Liebe frisst das Leben" (2019) have been shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG

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