Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse / Mr Bachmann and His Class
by
Maria Speth
Special Screenings
The history of the Hessian industrial town of Stadtallendorf has been marked by migration ever since the Nazi era. Today, it still shows in the diversity of class 6b at the Georg Büchner School, where children with different social, religious and linguistic backgrounds come together. However, through his unflinching empathy – and using music as a universal language – teacher Dieter Bachmann successfully strengthens both their sense of community and their sense of self. With a spectacular closeness to the children, the film portrays the complex everyday life in the classroom. Emotional and captivating at the same time.
Age rating: from 8 years
- Genre: DOC: Children & Youth
- Country, Year: Germany, 2021
- Runtime: 217 Min
- Languages: German
- Subtitles: English
- Director: Maria Speth
- Cast: Dieter Bachmann, Aynur Bal, Önder Cavdar, Schülerinnen & Schüler der Georg-Büchner-Schule
- Screenplay: Maria Speth, Reinhold Vorschneider
- Cinematography: Reinhold Vorschneider
- Editor: Maria Speth
- Sound: Oliver Göbel
- Producer: Maria Speth
- Production Company: Madonnen Film GmbH
- World Sales: Films Boutique
- Swiss Distribution: DCM Film Distribution Schweiz GmbH
