DER SCHÖNSTE PLATZ AUF ERDEN

DER SCHÖNSTE PLATZ AUF ERDEN – THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH

Elke Groen | Austria 2020 | 95 Min. | OmeU

During the presidential election of 2016, the small village of Pinkafeld in Burgenland, Austria, made negative headlines as a Nazi village, as a majority of its citizens voted for its famous cornflower-liking neighbor Norbert Hofer. What motivated them to do so, and what do they really think about their homeland? As a microcosm, the village reflects the zeitgeist of Europe and represents a society that wants to seal itself off and in no way show solidarity.

DER SCHÖNSTE PLATZ AUF ERDEN illuminates supposed inhumanity in a very human way and shows us that it is not only right-wing voters who are too quick to judge others.

Writer, Director, Cinematographer: Elke Groen
Editor: Stephan Bechinger
Sound: David Almeida-Ribeiro, Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson, Andreas Hamza, Johannes Schmelzer Ziringer
Colorist: Daniel Pazderka
VFX: Christoph Hofer
Sound Design and Mix: Georg Tomandl
Producers: Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber, Elke Groen

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Screenings
Diagonale 2020 Graz / Austria: National Premiere

Biography
Elke Groen, born 1969 in Gmunden, OÖ. Studied Architectur und Fotographie in Vienna. 1999 founded Filmproduction Meter Film, 2005 founded Groen.Film. Since 1997 working as director and editor.