Henryk from the Back Row

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Henryk from the Back Row
Directed by Andreas Dresen
Written byAndreas Dresen
Produced byAndreas Leusink
Edited byJörg Hauschild
Release dates
  • February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)(Berlinale)
  • September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)(Germany) [1]
Running time
93 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman [2]

Henryk from the Back Row (German : Herr Wichmann aus der dritten Reihe) is a German documentary film directed by Andreas Dresen. The film was released in 2012 and follows the CDU politician Henryk Wichmann as a member of the Landtag of Brandenburg. [3]

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Production

Wichmann was previously the subject of Dresen's documentary Herr Wichmann von der CDU. After Wichmann was elected to the Landtag of Brandenburg in 2009, Dresen had the idea to direct a sequel. Dresen followed Wichmann for one parliamentary year and produced around 100 hours of uncut material, which he edited down to 1.5 hours of uncommented film. [4] [5]

The film premiered on February 12, 2012 at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section. [6]

Reception

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References

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