Fatherland (Singing the Blues in Red) (1986)
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52% of users liked it
(223 ratings)
A drama about personal conflicts and the political biases of the East and West German governments in the mid-'80s, this story focuses on the defection of a talented singer. Klaus (Gerulf Pannach) is finally granted permission to leave East Germany where he is no longer allowed to perform. But… More A drama about personal conflicts and the political biases of the East and West German governments in the mid-'80s, this story focuses on the defection of a talented singer. Klaus (Gerulf Pannach) is finally granted permission to leave East Germany where he is no longer allowed to perform. But after arriving in the West he decides that he does not like being treated as the latest hot commodity; he appears to be no more comfortable in his new environment than in his previous one. While being hyped and promoted, he goes looking for his father, who had left nearly 30 years before to pursue his career as a musician in Cambridge. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ken Loach
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 13, 1986 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A sophisticated political film directed by Ken Loach.
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Cast
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Gerulf Pannach
as Klaus Drittemann
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Fabienne Babe
as Emma de Baen
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Sigfrit Steiner
as James Dryden
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Christine Rose
as Lucy Bernstein
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Robert Dietl
as Lawyer
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Hans Peter Hallwachs
as Schiff
- Trevor Griffiths
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Bernard Boch
as Journalist
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Heinz Diesing
as Jurgen Kirsch
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Patrick Gillert
as Thomas
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Eva Krutina
as Rosa
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Thomas Oehlke
as Young Drittemamm
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Jim Raketa
as Braun
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Stephan Samuel
as Max
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Heike Schrotter
as Marita
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Marlowe Shute
as American Official
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Ronald Simoneit
as Uwe
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Winfried Tromp
as Herr Hennig
