Krieg oder Frieden

Wünsdorf in Brandenburg was a military base for decades: first for the Prussians, then for the Wehrmacht, and finally for the Red Army. At the center of Elfi Mikesch's multifaceted film is the pioneer of ecological urban development Ekhart Hahn, who, together with artists, is committed to a new, sustainable use of the site that above all serves the cause of peace. Is catharsis possible after catastrophe? "Must the saying ‘There have always been and always will be wars’ remain, or can we abandon its destructive perspective in order to prevent the collapse of the planet? War is an accelerant that always leads to ecological disasters, the contamination of the future. What burned yesterday is tomorrow’s heat." Elfi Mikesch Elfi Mikesch is an outstanding pioneer of subversive cinema of the past decades with her directing and camera work, also in close collaboration with Rosa von Praunheim, Monika Treut, and Werner Schroeter. Elfi Mikesch, closely associated with auteur cinema and the avant-garde of German film, has received numerous awards for her extensive work, including the German Film Award in 1978 and 1980.