Dear Thomas / Summer Cinema

We’re serving up the ninth edition of the Summer Cinema at Pragovka – this time under the overarching theme of Mutual Benefits. This year, screenings will take place every Tuesday after dark in MaxSpace Hall, located behind the Permanent Beer Fest. Admission is free (voluntary contributions are welcome). Until the screening begins, you are welcome to visit Pragovka Gallery during its extended opening hours. Refreshments will be available from Permanent Beer Fest.

On 18 August, we will screen Dear Thomas (150 min).

The film will be shown in its original language with Czech and English subtitles.

Drama, Germany, 2021
Directed by: Andreas Kleinert
Written by: Thomas Wendrich
Cinematography: Johann Feindt
Starring: Albrecht Schuch, Jella Haase, Ioana Iacob, Jörg Schüttauf, Anja Schneider, Joel Basman, Emma Bading, Peter Kremer, Hans-Jürgen Alf, Yuna Bennett

The GDR is still young, but Thomas Brasch no longer fits in. While his father wants to help build the new German state, the son would rather be a writer. However, his very first play is banned, and he is soon expelled from film school. Even his own father betrays him, and Thomas ends up in prison. While working in a factory, he writes about love, rebellion, and death. He cannot stay in the GDR, so he leaves for the West – where he does not want to be either. In the end, the radical nonconformist is left with no choice but to balance between reality and dream. (Source: Goethe-Institut)