71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Piloten im Pyjama

Walter Heynowsky , Gerhard Scheumann
German Democratic Republic
Synopsis

Cycle made up of 4 films: Yes, Sir (70'), Hilton Hanoi (65'), Der Job (85') and Die Donnergotter (90')

The makers of the film ask the Vietnamese to let them interrogate various captured American pilots after their planes have been shot down over the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. There are ten aviators who speak in front of the cameras. The idea was to make a portrait of a representative group. None of the interrogated men knew that nine companions were also undergoing the same questioning. The questioning constantly gave way to a fascinating ideological duel. Values get mixed up. As Heynowski himself says, they were engineers with a high level of technical knowledge, but they were easily handled at a huma level. "In fact", the director says, "they were industrialists of crime". 


Director
Walter Heynowsky (Germany), Gerhard Scheumann (Germany)
Running Time
310 m.
Country
German Democratic Republic
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