Choir of the Prisoners

Choir of the Prisoners

6 mins | Feb. 9, 2004

The film is based on a scene in Beethoven’s opera Fidelio. The inmates of the Seville prison are kept in dark cells without daylight. Now, for the first time after years, they are allowed to see the sun. Light as a metaphor for freedom.

Choir of the Prisoners

6 mins | Feb. 9, 2004

Choir of the Prisoners
The film is based on a scene in Beethoven’s opera Fidelio. The inmates of the Seville prison are kept in dark cells without daylight. Now, for the first time after years, they are allowed to see the sun. Light as a metaphor for freedom.
Producers Produktion Filmgrafik
Original title Der Gefangenenchor
Directors Raimund Krumme
Writers Raimund Krumme