Am Kölnberg

2014
1h 29m

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The tower block area "Am Kölnberg" has a bad reputation. People who - for any number of reasons - ended up on the edge of society, live here alongside refugee families and immigrants from al... Read allThe tower block area "Am Kölnberg" has a bad reputation. People who - for any number of reasons - ended up on the edge of society, live here alongside refugee families and immigrants from all over the world. Unemployment, drug abuse and prostitution are part of everyday life for ... Read allThe tower block area "Am Kölnberg" has a bad reputation. People who - for any number of reasons - ended up on the edge of society, live here alongside refugee families and immigrants from all over the world. Unemployment, drug abuse and prostitution are part of everyday life for many of them. The film accompanies 4 people over a period of two years and portrays their ... Read all

Directors
- Laurentia Genske
- Robin Humboldt
Writers
- Laurentia Genske
- Robin Humboldt

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Laurentia Genske
- Robin Humboldt
Writers
- Laurentia Genske
- Robin Humboldt

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Photos5

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User reviews1

7.993

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9FilmBuffAdam

A fantastic sympathetic, sensitive and surprisingly funny slice on life on a social housing estate

This is Germany - Cologne to be exact - but it seems that the people we see could have been located in any country, as are the problems and experiences they face.

All the characters have levels of depth and surprising stories, ideas, thoughts and ways of expressing themselves that completely shatter our early impressions of them.

It's incredibly sympathetically shot and also really funny and sweet at many moments. The incredible trust that the protagonists must have had with the directors is clear to see on screen and is a real compliment to their patience and abilities. Really this is one of the best documentaries of its type I've ever seen.

I saw this at the Leipzig DOK film festival and was blown away by how good it was. I desperately hope this gets proper distribution as more people need to see this.

An incredible achievement for work by two such young directors.