Changing Skins
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Changing Skins
Original title: (Raus aus der Haut)
Director:
Germany, 1997, 90 min, color
In German; English subtitles
The scene is East Germany in 1977, during the infamous Red Army Faction kidnapping of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer in West Germany. A couple of East German teens are caught with contraband photos of West German Baader-Meinhof terrorists. In an attempt to divert the harsh punishment promised, they improvise an RAF-style kidnapping of the school principal.
Both a comedy of errors and a bitter social commentary, the film confirms Dresen's reputation as a leading director with a consummate film style.
Special features:
- Essay: "Youth Culture, Terrorism and German Film History"
- An Introduction to Andreas Dresen's films
- Biography & Filmography of Director
- Interview with the Director
- Timeline: Terrorism in West Germany 1967-1998