Summaries

The film takes us on a journey through the periphery, which, despite being right on our doorstep, is entirely unfamiliar territory for most of us. Think of the late afternoon drive to IKEA. A trip through a characterless landscape that appears to express nothing whatsoever. It is as if we had parked the car on the hard shoulder, climbed over the barrier and fought our way through the brambles to the white areas on our mental map. The alleged no-man's land between dual carriageways and wastelands is inhabited by people who have claimed this territory for themselves, in order to create their own dominion-archipelagos in an almost incomprehensible void on the borders of the city, liberated spaces full of passion and extraordinary plans.—Anonymous

Details

Genres
  • Drama
  • Documentary
Release date Apr 20, 2011
Countries of origin Germany
Language German
Filming locations Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Production companies Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Filmtank Hamburg

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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