Kongomüller

Story

Synopsis

After numerous military operations, Major Müller can't find a way back into civilian life. Following his urge to communicate, the Major is looking for listeners and encouragement. He doesn't find either. Instead, the repeated monological memory of his own heroic deeds determines his present – with all the consequences. This 30-minute short film is based on the statements made by the mercenary Siegfried Müller in the documentary “The Laughing Man” (Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann, DEFA studio for newsreels and documentaries, 1966), as well as records from the German colonial period in Africa. An intensive contribution to the necessary public debate about the consequences of military operations.

Directors

Olaf Rauschenbach, Fabian F.W. Exter

Writers

Olaf Rauschenbach

Language

German

Country

Germany

Release date

22 October 2013

Ensemble

Cast

• Olaf Rauschenbach

  Major Siegfried Müller

• Ninon Hensel

  Naked Woman

• Harry Schiller

  Man at Bar

• Dieter Ziegler

  Restaurant Guest