Berlinale-Director Dieter Kosslick inviting the politicians of the party Alternative for Germany (AfD), a screening of the documentary “The secret archive in the Warsaw Ghetto” by Roberta Grossman. “All AfD members, all the deputies in the Bundestag, AfD will be free to the movies. I personally invited,” said Kosslick. “And if you say, that is afraid of a fly, then, I must say, should, perhaps, intervention by someone other than the filmmaker.”

Kosslick refers to a Manifestation of the AfD-Chairman Alexander Gauland, has referred to the time of the national socialism as “bird shit in the history”.

The Berlin-based AfD-youth Association has accepted the invitation of Kosslick already. Others, such as this AfD politician on Twitter, comment on horror:

Dieter Kosslick has the documentary, in the short term in the program of 69. Berlinale included, the 7. February begins. The docu-drama is from the Jew, Emanuel Ringelblum, who established during the Second world war in the Warsaw Ghetto underground archive. German viewers can watch the movie by the way, is already free of charge in the ARD Mediathek.

After 18 years, Dieter Kosslick will give the artistic direction of former Locarno-Director Carlo Chatrian, who takes over from 2020.

Until the 17th century. February at the Berlinale film festival about 400 movies. In competition Director François Ozon explores the abuse in the Church. Fatih Akin told in his Heinz-Strunk-a film adaptation of “The Golden glove” by the serial killer Fritz Honka. The red carpet, the Stars below, is the way this time made from recycled fishing nets. Are expected, among others, Catherine Deneuve, and US actor Christian Bale. Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche (“Chocolat”) is in this year, the jury head. (blu/sda)

Created: 30.01.2019, 17:00 Uhr