Werk ohne Autor

Kurt Barnert had a very difficult childhood. Right in front of his eyes, his own aunt went crazy. But the boy went through these dark times, grew up and was able to keep his talent for drawing. In East Germany, where the influence of the Soviet Union was everywhere in art, it would have been very difficult for the boy to reveal his potential, so he decided to move to West Germany. There, he is ready to almost start living anew, marry and raise children with his beloved woman. But most of all, Kurt wants to learn to draw and become one of the most unconventional artists of modern art. Read more The work is based on facts from the biography of the famous German artist Gerhard Richter. The project was directed by Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck, whose credits include "Life of Others" (2006), "Tourist" (2010). This drama stars: Tom Schilling ("Death Academy" (2004), "The Intricacies of Nico Fisher" (2012), "Who Am I" (2014)), Sebastian Koch ("The Tunnel" (2001), "The Lives of Others", "The Black Book" (both 2006)), Paula Baer ("The Dark Valley" (2014), "Franz" (2016), "The Call wolf" (2019)). The film premiered on September 4, 2018 at the Venice Film Festival, Italy. Film critics from the Metacritic website gave the film a rating of 68/100, and on Rotten tomatoes you can find 78% positive reviews (101/130). In 2019, the film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Language Film.