The Hostage (DIE BÜRGSCHAFT)

SYNOPSIS

The Hostage fetches Friedrich von Schillers ballad about a friendship beyond death to highly topical today’s Berlin: Two refugee girls exchange their identities, because one of them shall be deported and desires to say goodbye to her lover. The airplane with her best friend is about to start. But she runs to free the hostage. This act of true love moves the passengers. And they stand up for the girls to prevent the take off.

 

Genre: Short    
Country: Germany
Runtime: 30 Min
Director: Kerstin Höckel
Language(s): German
Subtitles: English
Dates & Times: May 19, 2018,  4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Plays In:  Regal Hyattsville Royale Stadium 14 | Auditorium : 5