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... dann leben sie noch heute - Die Kinder von Golzow
The unemployed businesswoman Elke in Golzow, the geriatric nurse Karin in Wuppertal, the first teacher of the class, Marlies Teike, and Gudrun, the former mayor of Genschmar, as well as their father, the long-time LPG chairman of Golzow. In the fourth part of the irrevocably last film about the children of Golzow: the agricultural machine fitters Bernhard and Eckhard and Dr. Manfred Großkopf, managing director of the Landwirtschafts-GmbH Golzow, which emerged from the LPG. His epilogue recalls once again a reunion of some of the former pupils at the kindergarten's Buddelkasten on the eve of the 1st anniversary of German reunification. Accompanied by a song from the Golzow school, which wants to call itself "School of the Children of Golzow" in the future, the camera leaves the village and reaches the Oder River with aerial shots, which flows through the wide plain of the fracture towards the sea.
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Plot Summary
This documentary revisits the subjects of the legendary Golzow film series, which tracked the lives of children from a small East German town from 1961 onwards. Decades later, the film catches up with the now-adult 'children' to see how their lives have unfolded. It explores their memories of growing up in Golzow and their experiences navigating life in reunified Germany.
Critical Reception
The film was generally well-received, appreciated for its continuation of a significant documentary project and its intimate look at the lives of ordinary people over many decades. Critics often highlighted the poignancy of the subjects' life stories and the enduring power of the series.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for continuing a significant observational documentary project.
Commended for its intimate and poignant portrayal of individuals' life journeys.
Noted for its reflection on personal experiences within the context of historical change.
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Fun Fact
The original 'Die Kinder von Golzow' series began in 1961 and is one of the longest-running documentary projects in the world, following the lives of its subjects for over 50 years.
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