The Children of the Commune

The Children of the Commune

82 mins | Documentary | Oct. 26, 2009

In the commune of the Viennese action-ism-artist Otto Muehl the children should remain 'unspoilt from the nuclear family', in order to be brought up to a completely new human being. Setting out as a free collective in the early 70ies, soon the social experiment emerged as a totalitarian system, which, 20 years later, ended in a dramatic failure. Through the eyes of these children, the film looks back at the community and examines what has become of the children of this utopia.

The Children of the Commune

82 mins | Documentary | Oct. 26, 2009

The Children of the Commune
In the commune of the Viennese action-ism-artist Otto Muehl the children should remain 'unspoilt from the nuclear family', in order to be brought up to a completely new human being. Setting out as a free collective in the early 70ies, soon the social experiment emerged as a totalitarian system, which, 20 years later, ended in a dramatic failure. Through the eyes of these children, the film looks back at the community and examines what has become of the children of this utopia.
Producers Unafilm
Original title Die Kinder vom Friedrichshof
Directors Juliane Grossheim
Writers Juliane Grossheim, Otto Muehl