Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? backdrop
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? poster

Quick Info

IMDb
Rating
6.9/10
Release1932
Runtime1h 14m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Production
Praesens-Film
Prometheus-Film-Verleih
Movie

Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?

1932
1h 14m
6.9
Drama

Synopsis

Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”

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