Austrian filmmaker Barbara Eder's latest fiction feature looks at the behind-the-camera lives of three international war correspondents on assignment in Afghanistan. When a group of American soldiers in Afghanistan burn the Quran, the incident generates a worldwide controversy and the international news outlets send in their investigative troops. But for middle-aged Austrian reporter Ewald (Erwin Steinhauer), the assignment is cut short at the point of departure when he recognizes a figure from the past. Miles away, in Kabul, American reporter Lana (Manon Kahle) struggles to gain her male colleagues' respect for her work as an on-the-ground correspondent. A couple of floors above Lana's station headquarters sits Cal (Raphael von Bargen), a burnt-out reporter frustrated at having to deliver idle reports from a hotel rooftop. This triptych of stories gives us a glimpse into the human experience – the tension and anxiety, but also the quotidian in-between moments – behind the streams of text and pixels that make up our daily news.
""Thank You for Bombing" reminds us of the humanist instinct for truth and justice – and the sacrifices made in their pursuit." – Dimitri Eipides, TIFF.net
Austria 2015
Thank You for Bombing
Thank You for Bombing
MS12
Genre
Drama, War
Director
Barbara Eder
Run time
1h 40min
Cast
Erwin Steinhauer, Manon Kahle, Raphael von Bargen, Merab Ninidze
Genre
Drama, War
Director
Barbara Eder
Run time
1h 40min
Cast
Erwin Steinhauer, Manon Kahle, Raphael von Bargen, Merab Ninidze
Austrian filmmaker Barbara Eder's latest fiction feature looks at the behind-the-camera lives of three international war correspondents on assignment in Afghanistan. When a group of American soldiers in Afghanistan burn the Quran, the incident generates a worldwide controversy and the international news outlets send in their investigative troops. But for middle-aged Austrian reporter Ewald (Erwin Steinhauer), the assignment is cut short at the point of departure when he recognizes a figure from the past. Miles away, in Kabul, American reporter Lana (Manon Kahle) struggles to gain her male colleagues' respect for her work as an on-the-ground correspondent. A couple of floors above Lana's station headquarters sits Cal (Raphael von Bargen), a burnt-out reporter frustrated at having to deliver idle reports from a hotel rooftop. This triptych of stories gives us a glimpse into the human experience – the tension and anxiety, but also the quotidian in-between moments – behind the streams of text and pixels that make up our daily news.
""Thank You for Bombing" reminds us of the humanist instinct for truth and justice – and the sacrifices made in their pursuit." – Dimitri Eipides, TIFF.net
Austria 2015
""Thank You for Bombing" reminds us of the humanist instinct for truth and justice – and the sacrifices made in their pursuit." – Dimitri Eipides, TIFF.net
Austria 2015
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
2015
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/6/2015