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Dear Thomas

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Thomas Brasch was born as a German-Jewish emigrant in England, moving to the GDR with his family in the 1950s. As he grows into a prolific writer and poetic rebel, he struggles with the reality of censorship in communist East Germany.

Critics Reviews

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Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 04/02/2023
4/5
If it loses something in terms of definitive events, it gains a more poetic fluidity from the approach. Go to Full Review Carlos Bonfil La Jornada 08/22/2022
In addition to being a tribute to a poet who was continuously sabotaged by an omnipotent government, the film recaptures history and is an original posthumous vindication [of Thomas Brasch]. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 03/15/2022
It’s a portrait of familiar bohemian excesses made less so by taking place (mostly) behind the Iron Curtain, and considerably juiced by the inventiveness of both lead actor and filmmaker. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Andreas Kleinert

Director

Albrecht Schuch

Thomas Brasch

Jella Haase

Katarina

Ioana Iacob

Sanda

Jörg Schüttauf

Horst Brasch

Anja Schneider

Gerda Brasch
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Movie Info

Synopsis Thomas Brasch was born as a German-Jewish emigrant in England, moving to the GDR with his family in the 1950s. As he grows into a prolific writer and poetic rebel, he struggles with the reality of censorship in communist East Germany.
Director
Andreas Kleinert
Producer
Till Derenbach, Michael Souvignier
Screenwriter
Thomas Wendrich
Production Co
Zeitsprung Pictures, NDR, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
German
Runtime
2h 30m