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In Sarmatien (2014)

In Sarmatien poster
Directed by
Volker Koepp
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
0
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

This documentary travels through regions of Eastern Europe, including Kaliningrad, Uman, Chișinău, Grodno and Chernivtsi. It shows landscapes and interviews people, mostly young women, who talk about life there and the lack of opportunities that drives many to move west for work.

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What happens

In Sarmatien ist ein Dokumentarfilm von Volker Koepp von 2013. Der Film zeigt Menschen und Landschaften im östlichen Europa, in Kaliningrad, dem früheren Königsberg, in Uman in der Ukraine an einem Wallfahrtsort chassidischer Juden aus aller Welt, in Chişinau in Moldau, in Grodno in Belarus und in Czernowitz/Tscherniwzi in der Ukraine.Ekkehard Knörer, Filmstart „In Sarmatien“. Die Weite und die Enge, in taz vom 20. März 2014 (Text), mit ausführlicher Inhaltsangabe Einige junge Frauen und weitere Befragte erzählen über das heutige Leben dort und die fehlenden Perspektiven, weshalb viele Menschen in den Westen ziehen, um dort Geld zu verdienen.In Sarmatien Filmportal, mit einigen Inhaltsangaben Dazu sind Landschaftsaufnahmen mit melancholischer Musik zu sehen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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