Dominik Wessely über Franco's Settlers



"Francos Siedler" ist ein fabelhafter Film! Habe ihn mir gestern Abend angesehen und bin bis zum Ende drangeblieben - obwohl ich todmüde war. Für mich war es - wie wahrscheinlich für viele hierzulande - ein Augenöffner und eine Geschichtslehrstunde aller erster Güte. Mein bisschen Schulwissen und die wenigen eigenen Erinnerungen (z.B. der Parlamentsputsch 1981, das lief damals auch im deutschen Fernsehen) haben ja nur bruchstückhafte Kenntnisse dieses Teils der spanischen Geschichte zugelassen. Der Film füllt diese Lücke auf wunderbare Weise, und Wahnsinn ist natürlich auch, wie Ihr am Schluß den Bogen in die Gegenwart schlagt! Gruselig!
Natürlich ist der Film von der Form her ein "klassischer" Dokumentarfilm, was mich aber in keiner Weise stört, weil ich finde, dass Ihr dem Thema angemessen mit der Form umgeht. Aber ich kann mir lebhaft die Bedenkenträger in den Sendern vorstellen, die immer auf der Suche nach der modischsten aller Säue sind. Es ist absolut beschämend, finde ich, wenn sich das öffentlich-rechtliche Fernsehen da nicht zuständig fühlt. 
(Dominik Wessely, Autor & Regisseur & Professor für Dokumentarfilmregie an der ifs - internationale filmschule köln)

“Franco’s Settlers" is a fabulous film. I saw it last night and had to watch it until the very end. To me it was an eye opener and a first class history lesson. The little I had learned in school and the little I knew from the media (the military coup in 1981 was on German TV) gave me only a small glimpse of Spanish history. The film brilliantly fills this lack of information. And it is absolutely amazing how the film at the end takes us right to the current political situation in Spain. Very creepy.
(Dominik Wessely, filmmaker and professor of documentary filmmaking at Cologne International Film School)


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“Franco’s Settlers is a fabulous film. I saw it last night and had to watch it until the very end. To me it was an eye opener and a first class history lesson. The little I had learned in school and the little I knew from the media (the military coup in 1981 was on German TV) gave me only a small glimpse of Spanish history. The film brilliantly fills this lack of information. And it is absolutely amazing how the film at the end takes us right to the current political situation in Spain. Very creepy.
March 20, 2012 at 3:59 AM
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