Strange Homeland

2007 • 1h 21m • Documentary

The second part of Jens Schanze's cinematic chronicle of the village resettlements in connection with the “Garzweiler II” open-cast lignite mine operated by RWE AG. Using the 700-year-old village of Otzenrath near Düsseldorf as an example, the film tells how the people experienced their forced resettlement.

Director

Jens Schanze

Writers

Jens Schanze, Judith Malek-Mahdavi

Status

Released