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  • Bulky Trash (1991)
  • 79 min | Documentary, Music
Bulky Trash (1991)
79 min | Documentary, Music
In early summer 1989, Helke Misselwitz portrays young musicians in a band who produce their music on other people's waste items. The four boys call themselves "Bulk Rubbish" and they drum out their resentment, having grown up on the new ...See moreIn early summer 1989, Helke Misselwitz portrays young musicians in a band who produce their music on other people's waste items. The four boys call themselves "Bulk Rubbish" and they drum out their resentment, having grown up on the new housing estates of East Berlin. A straight-up picture of the GDR youth is presented here, which in no way conforms to the official image. The film crew concentrates on the observation of the boy Enrico and his mother Erika: when the mother marries in the West, her son decides to stay in East Berlin, bidding her farewell at the border-crossing. Only shortly after, the tables are turned again: as the events in Berlin leading up to the fall of the Wall are practically captured live from the film crew, Enrico insists on maintaining his cultural identity, even after the fall of the Wall. The "Bulk Rubbish" musicians want to remain citizens of their own state and perceive the looming reunification with scepticism Written by goncaloandradecosta See less
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Director
Helke Misselwitz
Cinematographer
Thomas Plenert
Editor
Gudrun Steinbrück
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Updated Feb 19, 1991
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Feb 19, 1991 (Germany)

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