In February 1917, the tsar gets overthrown. In October, the Bolsheviks rule by themselves. What were poets, thinkers and avant-gardists like Maxim Gorky and Kazimir Malevich doing during this drastic change of power? Five artists spring from the director's pile of books as animated cut-out figures. With their own recorded voices, they participate in salons, committees, and street riots.
Original title: 1917 - Der Wahre Oktober
Directed by: Katrin ROTHE
Country: Germany
Year of production: 2017
Running time: 01 h 19 min 30 s
Category: Feature film out of competition
Techniques used: cut-outs, puppets
Version: Version originale allemande et anglaise
Process: Colour
Target public: Adults, Young adults
Directed by: Katrin ROTHE
Production: KATRIN ROTHE FILMPRODUKTION, Katrin ROTHE, DSCHOINT VENTSCHR FILMPRODUKTION, Werner SCHWEIZER, MAXIM FILM, Peter ROLOFF
Distribution: NEW DOCS, Elina KREWITZ
Script: Katrin Rothe
Storyboard: Carolin Hamann
Layout: Matthias Daenschel
Sets: Alma Weber
Animation: Lydia Günther, Gabriel Möhring, Lisa Neubauer, Keti Zavrustreli
Camera: Björn Raddatz, Thomas Schneider, Robert Laatz
Compositing: Thorsten Pengel
Music: Thomas Mävers
Sound: Anders Wasserfall
Editing: Silke Botsch
Voice: Trevor Roling