Rent Fatherland (1986)
3.1 of 5 from 68 ratings
1h 46min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Dark secrets are revealed and sinister alliances uncovered in acclaimed director Ken Loach's complex tale of betrayal and life on either side of the Berlin Wall. East Berlin-based protest singer Klaus Ditteman (Gerulf Pannach) is forced to abandon his wife and child and relocate to West Berlin where representatives from an American record label approach him to try to exploit his music for financial and political gain. Never one to comply with authority, Klaus leaves the contract unsigned and with the help of Emma (Fabienne Babe), a French journalist, he leaves for England to search for his father. Featuring an original soundtrack and the only screen appearance by highly influential German singer-songwriter and lyricist, Gerulf Pannach, 'Fatherland' is an accomplished depiction of 80's Berlin that lives up to Loach's reputation as a master of social politics. - Actors:
- Gerulf Pannach, Fabienne Babe, Sigfrit Steiner, Cristine Rose, Robert Dietl, Heike Schroetter, Patrick Gilbert, Stephan Samuel, Heinz G. Diesing, Eva Krutina, Marlowe Shute, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Jim Rakete, Winfried Tromp, Bernard Bloch, Julia Breit, Roy Schmuckermeier, Thomas Öhlke, Ronald Simoneit, Florrie Buck
- Directors:
- Ken Loach
- Producers:
- Raymond Day
- Writers:
- Trevor Griffiths
- Aka:
- Singing the Blues in Red
- Studio:
- PARK CIRCUS
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/04/2021
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, German LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Language Barriers (2021, 7 mins): editor Jonathan Morris discusses his first feature-film collaboration with Ken Loach
- Talk About Work (1971, 16 mins): Loach's documentary on youth employment, made for the Central Office of Information and photographed by Chris Menges
- Right to Work March (1972, 43 mins): campaign film documenting a five-week protest march from Glasgow to London that saw the participation of a number of cultural figures, including Loach and other filmmakers
- Trailer
- Image Gallery: publicity and promotional material Original shooting script
- UK Premiere on Blu-ray
