Das halbe Leben

Documentary, 100 min, Germany 2003
Monday, June 23th, 20:00 hrs, 

Director: Mechthild Gassner
Script: Mechthild Gassner
Photography: Thomas Bresinsky, Ralf Leistl, Roland Wagner
Editor: Günter Hablik
Music: Peter Pichler
Sound: David Heinemann

Producer: Jörg Bundschuh
Commissioning editor ZDF: Christian Cloos
Production: Kick Film in co-production with ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel

Work is half of life - or so it’s said. Amelie, Bella, Heike, Klaus and Uli are five from almost five million currently unemployed in Germany. But Thomas Heinle, an unconventional job hunting coach, wants to help the five change their attitude to life in general. Director Mechthild Gassner documented this process with her camera over a period of nine months, creating moving portraits of the protagonists. This is Gassner’s first full-length film.