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In a Land That No Longer Exists

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In a Land That No Longer Exists
Film poster
Directed byAelrun Goette
Written byAelrun Goette
Produced byTanja Ziegler
StarringMarlene Burow
Sabin Tambrea
David Schütter
Claudia Michelsen
Jördis Triebel
CinematographyBenedict Neuenfels
Edited byJulia Karg
Music byBoris Boyadzhiev
Release date
  • 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

In a Land That No Longer Exists (German: In einem Land, das es nicht mehr gibt) is a 2022 German historical drama film, written and directed by Aelrun Goette in her feature debut.[1][2]

The film is about a young woman who is thrust into the fashion scene of communist East Germany after a photograph of her ends up by chance on the cover of Sibylle magazine. It is partially based on the life story of Goette, who was also a model in East Germany.[3]

Plot

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In 1989, 18-year-old Suzi is caught by the Volkspolizei with the book 1984 and a "Swords to Ploughshares" patch. She is barred from her high school graduation exams and is forced to work in an electrical cable factory. One day while riding a tram, Suzi is randomly photographed by a young photographer, Coyote, and ends up on the cover of the Sibylle fashion magazine. Suzi is invited to the editorial office, and takes a modelling job with the magazine to escape her life as a factory worker. She delves both into the world of "official" East German fashion, and also the fashion underground with her mentor, the gay, free-spirited Rudi. Suzi experiences greater freedom and falls in love with Coyote – but Coyote wants to escape to the West. Suzi must choose between leaving her career as a model and betraying her friends.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Buss, Esther. "In einem Land, das es nicht mehr gibt". Filmdienst (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (10 October 2022). "'In a Land That No Longer Exists,' About Fashion Scene in Communist East Berlin, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ Wollner, Anna (24 October 2022). ""In einem Land, das es nicht mehr gibt": Coming-of-Age in der DDR". NDR.de (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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