March Brandenburg Bricks
March Brandenburg Bricks
March Brandenburg Bricks
Synopsis
Spring, 1989: For exactly 100 years, the brick-making industry has determined the rhythms of life in Zehdenick, a small town north of Berlin in the state of Brandenburg. Veteran and young brickmakers speak openly and critically about their working and living conditions. As the first instalment of Volker KOEPP's March Brandenburg trilogy, this film was premiered in October 1989, one month before the fall of the Berlin Wall, at the Mannheim Film Festival in West Germany.
Festivals & Awards
1989 Int'l Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
1990 European Film Awards