A violent supermarket incident involving a refugee in East Germany is reenacted in a film studio. Ten citizens observe and comment on the case, which highlights the blurred distinction between civil courage and vigilante justice.
Direction
Pfeifer's structural games mess with your moral compass brilliantly.
Writing
The reenactment script weaponizes ambiguity.
Director
Mario Pfeifer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pfeifer filmed this during the 2015 refugee 'crisis' backlash, directly responding to German liberal self-image vs. reality.
The title 'Again' refers to both the reenactment structure and Germany's historical cycle of othering minorities—Pfeifer makes you sit in that repetition.
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