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Arlette. Mut ist ein Muskel. (2015)

Directed by Florian Hoffmann

Documentary · 1h 24m

A pain management specialist in a Berlin hospital laments how difficult it is to see if black skin has turned blue. The patient, 15­year­ old Arlette, doesn’t understand German. Her knee was injured in the war, and unknown wealthy Germans have helped pay for her trip to have surgery in Europe. The camera follows Arlette on her journey, from her worried family in Central African Republic to the desolate rooms of the hospital and the rehabilitation centre. The girl’s gaze is captivating but impenetrable, and the easily bored teenager surrounded by adult strangers is only cheered up by an interpreter who knows her mother tongue. The story takes a gloomier turn when it transpires that rebel forces have taken up arms in Arlette’s home country.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Florian Hoffmann
Editor
Sven Kulik
Producer
Tim Oliver Schultz

Details

Release date
2015-12-31
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
SG
Spoken languages
English, French, German, Sango
Countries
Germany, Switzerland
Production
PS Film