Kinder, Kader, Kommandeure

Short Summary (English)

A realistic satire about the path of the German Democratic Republic from its foundation until its 40th birthday.

This eye-opening film tells the history of the German Democratic Republic through East Germany's official newsreels and state films.

Compared to Leni Riefenstahl, the East German propaganda machine was comically stiff and inept. But filmmakers Kissel and Wesnigk have excavated the archives of the East German state film studio to discover priceless archival footage that compares to THE ATOMIC CAFE: Walter Ulbricht playing ping pong, the East German version of "Sesame Street", Erich and Margot Honecker dancing their last waltz.

In this fast moving compendium of East Germany's forty years, STRICTLY PROPAGANDA presents beaming workers and perfect children who populate a world so bizarre and surreal that one can't help but to reflect on other forms of propaganda - including our own.

Film Crew

Director

• Wolfgang Kissel
• C. Cay Wesnigk

Script

• Wolfgang Kissel

Film Editing

• Evelyn Kuhnert

Content Editing

• Peter Vatter

Short Summary (German)

Eine Realsatire über den Weg der DDR von ihrer Staatsgründung bis zu ihrem 40. Jahrestag. Ein Kompilationsfilm, der DDR-Geschichte im Spiegel von Wochenschauen und Propagandafilmen zeigt.