EUROPA PASSAGE
Andrei Schwartz | Germany 2022 | 90 Min. | German, Romanian with Engl. subtitles
WEDNESDAY, 10.05. | 5pm
Votiv Kino, Gr. Saal | TICKETS
Followed by a discussion: “Life Realities of Beggars and Street Newspaper Vendors” – with Annika Rauchberger, Balogo Vasilica Lucica and Mariana Dunjic (Augustin-vendors). Moderation: Ruth Weismann
in cooperation with
Lacking prospects and work in Romania, Maria and Tirloi go begging in Hamburg to earn a living for themselves, their children, and grandchildren. They sleep under bridges and in parks, constantly in fear of being discovered and driven away. Whenever they gather enough money, they travel home, back to their relatives.
Andrei Schwartz accompanies Maria and Tirloi for five years, following their tiring journey that unfolds outside the public perception. How can one succeed in integration and a better life when one is unwanted and doesn’t get a chance either at home or abroad? Against all odds and difficulties, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Director: Andrei Schwartz
Camera: Susanne Schuele
Editing: Rune Schweitzer
Sound: Giacomo Goldbecker, Helge Haack, Marin Cazacu, Stefan Bück
Production: Stefan Schubert / Wüste Film
AWARDS
DOK.fest MÜNCHEN 2022: Nominierung für den Dokumentarfilmpreis des Goethe-Instituts
Nominierung für den Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik 2022
SCREENINGS
DOK.fest MÜNCHEN 2022
DER NEUE HEIMATFILM 2022
BIOGRAPHY
Andrei Schwartz
1955 geboren in Bukarest, Rumänien
1973 Übersiedlung nach Deutschland
1977 Abitur
1977-82 Studium der Kunstgeschichte an der Universität Hamburg
1982 Studium der visuellen Kommunikation an der Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg
