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Andorra

Max Frisch (Author), Peter Heusch (Director), Hans-Georg Schäfer (Costume designer), Beat Knoll (Actor), Marita Marschall (Actor), Michael Hornig (Actor), Michael Mendl (Actor), Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus (Performer), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Production company)
A film of Max Frisch's play Andorra. The story revolves around a young boy, Andri, who is brought up as the Jewish adoptive son of the town's Teacher, who claims to have rescued him as a child from the neighbouring, anti-semitic "Blacks" (implying Blackshirts). However, it is revealed during the first half of the play that the story of Andri's origin is a lie: he is the illegitimate child of the Teacher and the Señora, a lady from the Blacks, and Andri is not a Jew. The story devolves to show how quickly someone can become a victim and relates cultural prejudices

DVD Video, German, 2010
Lingua Video, Bonn, 2010