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Ulrich Köhler

“All my films are personal in a way; my fantasy as a writer...well, it’s not that I decide to write like that, but during the writing process retrospectively I realize it’s always about a person that could have been me.”

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    Sleeping Sickness

    SLEEPING SICKNESS

    ULRICH KÖHLER Germany, 2011

    Perhaps inspired by his early years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Berlin School’s Ulrich Köhler drew acclaim for this ambitious, characteristically insightful exploration of the construction of masculinity inside & outside of the family unit. Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director.

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