Director defends herself
Film scene with Til Lindemann causes criticism
Film scene with Til Lindemann causes criticism
03.04.2025, 7:31 p.m.
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The film “Red Star over the field” deals with East German history and now provides discussions at the “Attention Berlin” festival. The reason for this is a short appearance by Till Lindemann. The director defends her decision and invites critics to dialogue.
The Berlin director Laura Laabs makes headlines with her film “Red Star over the field” before his theatrical release. However, the reason for this is not the certainly important and correct content of the strip, which deals with East German history, but Til Lindemann, who can be seen for two minutes.
After it became known that “red stars over the field” at the Berlin Festival “Attention Berlin” was nominated in the “Best feature film” category, critical voices were loud. In an open letter, the people behind the accounts “No show for perpetrators” and “No Rammstein in Berlin” turned to those responsible for the indie festival and apparently asked to take the film from the program and from the list.
In a statement on social media, the festival reacted to this in the following words: “We take the criticism very seriously and want to set a sign of open exchange and dialogue and offer a safe space for the discussion of patriarchal violence.” That is why “red stars over the field” will be shown in the Babylon Kino in Berlin next Sunday, April 6th with an moderation and a subsequent question of question with experts. In addition, the festival emphasized: “We are sincerely with everyone affected who have become victims of abuse of power and sexual assault.”
Invitation to discuss
Laura Laabs also commented: “Your objections have reached us and did not completely surprise us. Of course, we have repeatedly raised and weighed these and similar concerns in a month -long process during the completion of the film.” She invited the anonymous critics to attend the idea and to participate in the discussion. For this she even provided free tickets.
“Red stars over the field” was shot before the allegations against Lindemann due to abuse of power and sexual assault. Laabs said that she chose him as a line -up because he was from the region and Rammstein for a long time was considered the success story of the East. The 62-year-old mimics the Erlkönig, a role that Laabs deliberately did not cancel. “In my eyes it would have been a concealment of the story.” She also emphasized that women always play the big roles in her films.
And that’s what it’s about: In a small town in Mecklenburg, a skeleton is found that puts the residents of a mystery. The police follow every trace and a journey into the past begins that leads back to the present. It is about Mecklenburg and its residents, interwoven in 100 years of German history. The film will officially come to German cinemas in May.
