Red Stars Upon the Field
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Red Stars Upon the Field
A well-preserved skeleton is unearthed from the moor in rural East Germany, sparking curiosity among Tine and the villagers. They speculate: Who could it be? A soldier who deserted in 1944 from the Wehrmacht? A desperate farmer from one of the GDR’s agricultural cooperatives shortly before the capitalist takeover? Or perhaps the shadowy third man from a notorious secret service mission against the left-wing terrorist Red Army Faction? As a historical mystery unfolds, a century of Germany’s past resurfaces in the present. Tine wonders, “What does this have to do with me?” — until she experiences firsthand how history intrudes on her own life.
Length: 133 min
Language: German
Country / Year
Germany / 2025
Language
German
Production
Amerikafilm
Postproduction
Subobscura Films
Crew
Director, Writer
Laura Laabs
Producers
Balthasar Busmann
Maximilian Haslberger
Cinematography
Carlos Vasquez
Editing
Emma Alice Gräf
Music
Lukas Lauermann
Cast
Hannah Ehrlichmann
Jule Böwe
Hermann Beyer
Andreas Döhler
Supported by
Die Bundesbeauftragte für Kultur und Medien, Deutscher Filmförderfonds DFFF, Filmförderungsanstalt FFA,
MV Filmförderung, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein,
Kuratorium junger deutscher Film
FISA+
Film Festivals
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
International Film Festival Rotterdam
achtung berlin filmfestival
LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt
FILMKUNSTFEST Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
HEIMAT EUROPA Filmfestspiele
German Film Fest Madrid
Festival de Cine Alemán Buenos Aires
San Giò Verona Video Festival
Awards
Film Critics’ Award – Best Feature Film
— Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Production, Best Cinematography
— achtung berlin filmfestival
Youth Jury Award
— HEIMAT EUROPA Filmfestspiele
Best Feature Film Debut & Best Production Design
— German Film Critics Award
Best Feature, Best Music & Best Actress
— San Giò Verona Video Festival