Another German tank Story

Jannis Alexander Kiefer

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Germany

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An East German village is turned upside down when an American film crew arrives to make a Second World War drama series. When the power suddenly fails, the Hollywood fantasies of the villagers threaten to get out of hand. Director Jannis Alexander Kiefer’s darkly comic vision is ultimately an exploration of war’s lingering psychological effects.

Directed by: Jannis Alexander Kiefer

Years of production: 2024

Country: Germany

Duration: 96 minutes

CREDITS

Director

Jannis Alexander Kiefer

Cinematographer

Adam Graf

Editor

Kathrin Unger

Producer

Lotte Ruf
Frithjof Stückemann
Christoph Degenhart

Writers

Theresa Weininger
Jannis Alexander Kiefer

Cast

Meike Droste
Alexander Schuster
Johannes Scheidweiler
Monika Lennartz
Roland Bonjour
Gisa Flake

Director’s BIO

Jannis Alexander Kiefer studied directing at the Film University Babelsburg Konrad Wolf. Kiefer’s first year film Comments (2017) was screened at more than 80 festivals worldwide. Kiefer’s shorts, Emperor (2019) won the Bild-Kunst Jury Award and Meeting (2020) received the German Short Film Award. Jannis Alexander Kiefer’s debut feature Another German Tank Story (2024) premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival and was selected at the Filmfest München.

Q&A

Q&A with Jannis Alexander Kiefer