A GERMAN YOUTH

A GERMAN YOUTH (UNE JEUNESSE ALLEMANDE), 2015

Germany, Switzerland, France | DCP, Color, 95’ | German

Director:Jean-Gabriel Périot

A glance at 1960s Federal Germany and the formation of the Red Army Faction (RAF). In the film, French director Périot refrains from any additional commentary and relies solely on archival materials. The audience discovers the director’s stance in relation to the subject in the montage of the film that features “underground” documents against film footage from the period. A German Youth incorporates segments from numerous television films as well as from the films of directors such as Hellmuth Costard, Ulrike Meinhof, Holger Meins, Helke Sander, Thomas Giefer, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Jean-Luc Godard, Michelangelo Antonioni and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film was nominated for the “Best Documentary Film” category at the César Awards.