Another German Tank Story
Keywords
- film about film
- interfilm Berlin
- Jannis Alexander Kiefer | Interfilm 2025
- Made in Germany
- small town
- Sooner Exclusives
- world war II
Actors
- Johannes Scheidweiler
- Meike Droste
- Monika Lennartz
- Roland Bonjour
- Alexander Schuster
Director
- Jannis Alexander Kiefer
Drama, Comedy
1h 36min
16+
GERMAN
ENGLISH
GERMAN
In Jannis Alexander Kiefer's film, a series about World War II is being shot in the small village of Wiesenwalde, and the villagers are pursuing their personal dreams—until a sudden power outage threatens to thwart all their plans and a tank appears in front of the mayor's house.
In Jannis Alexander Kiefer's film, a series about World War II is being shot in the small village of Wiesenwalde, and the villagers are pursuing their personal dreams—until a sudden power outage threatens to thwart all their plans and a tank appears in front of the mayor's house.
Especially Mayor Susanne (Meike Droste) senses an opportunity to put her hometown on the tourist map to combat demographic change. Her son Tobi (Johannes Scheidweiler) is hired as a driver for the crew – no one knows that he actually failed his driver's license test. Suddenly, after years of absence, Bert (Roland Bonjour), a wannabe journalist and Susanne's ex-boyfriend, shows up. Bert believes he can profit from the American guests. At the same time, the village elder Rosi (Monika Lennartz) secretly plans to bury old ideals – including her own – while her young neighbor Wolffi (Alexander Schuster) naively dreams of being discovered by Hollywood in Jenny's (Gisa Flake) village pub.
ANOTHER GERMAN TANK STORY celebrated its premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Goblet Award - one of the most important international programs for young talent and arthouse films. It was also shown at other festivals, where audiences and critics praised its blend of satirical humor, pointed observation, and social depth. The film was produced by Goldstoff Filme in collaboration with the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. The stylistic combination of precise camera work, subtle humor, and an analytical view of German identity makes this work an extraordinary contribution to current German cinema.