

Kongomüller
In Germany they call me "Komü", the Kongomüller
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.
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- Language
- German
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- congo
- trauma
- colonialism
- post-colonial
- german colonialism
- war trauma
- democratic republic of the congo
- short film
- colonial history
- war
- german history
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- PremiereHofer Filmtage22 Oct 2013
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Kongomüller was released on 22 October 2013.
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