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Archive: Year 2015

Edition XIV

Life is Elsewhere

Smajl

Directors

Philipp Majer

Zymryte Hoxhaj

Producer

Zymryte Hoxhaj

Cinematographer

Philipp Majer

Editor

Philipp Majer

Sound

Datashock

Website

Website

Contact

Bunkhouse Filmmakers
Stengelstr. 8,
66117 Saarbrücken, Germany
+491632071475
[email protected]

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2015

Germany

45 min

Color

In 1970, Kosovar Albanian Ismajl »Smajl« Hoxhaj only came to Germany to buy a tape recorder. But it is only now — more than 40 years later — that he left Germany to go back to Kosovo as a pensioner. In the meantime, he has bought many tape recorders, started a family and, as a political activist, fought passionately for the independence of Kosovo far from his actual home. The documentary tells the story of Smajl. A story of homesickness and home, of conflicts with his children and the dream of a patriot. It is the story of a migrant worker in Germany.

Director

Philipp Majer, born 30.05.1982, is an independent filmmaker from Saarbrücken, Germany. He has a passion for authentic people and bizarre funny stories. His films are affectionate and have a strong cinematic look.

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