Film programme at Caligari FilmBühne accompanying the Internationale Maifestspiele
35 Cows and a Kalashnikov
By Ossie von Richthofen
D 2014, 87 Min., German with English Subtitles,
Dokumentarfilm (Executive Producer Roland Emmerich)
Ossie von Richthofen was able to engage Roland Emmerich as executive producer of his unusual documentary about three African manhood-rituals: in large pictures he captures the African Dandy-culture of the Sapeur in Brazzaville, the Surman bodypainting ceremonies in Ethiopia, and Congolese Voodoo-wrestlers.
Cast
guest Catarina von Richthofen