GFQ 2-2007 - german films

Paul und Bataar
PAUL AND BATAAR
Paul has lived all over the world, but he hasn’t really seen
much of it. His father is a diplomat. But since Paul’s
mother died, his father has become rather introverted and
is not really interested in much. At the moment, the family,
which also includes Paul’s little sister, lives in Mongolia.
One day Paul breaks out of his pampered home. What he
is really after is his father’s attention, and what he gets is a
great adventure. Paul befriends Bataar, who has also run
away from his difficult nomad existence.
Together, the two observe a gang of thieves and while on
the chase after them not only do they get to know the en -
tire country but also get into a heap of trouble. Then surprisingly
they manage to outwit the gang and finally get
the recognition they so dearly crave.
With Bataar, Paul discovers a foreign culture, the vastness
of the steppe, and the freedom that allows him to leave his
disappointments behind.
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Genre Children and Youth, Family, Road Movie Category
Feature Film Cinema Year of Production 2006 Director
Caterina Klusemann Screenplay Caterina Klusemann
Directors of Photography Batmunkh Purevdorj, Gonchig
Batnyagt Editor Anja Lueke Music by Claas Willeke, Matthias
Raue Producers Caterina Klusemann, Elke Ried Production
Companies Zieglerfilm Koeln/Cologne, Caterina Klusemann
Filmproduktion/Berlin Principal Cast Vashik Piños, Ajnai
Erdenee, Josh Evans, David O’Connor, Myagmar Rentzenkhand
Length 70 min Format DV, color Original Version English/
Mongolian Dubbed Version German Sound Techno logy
Mono
Caterina Klusemann was born in 1973 in Lucca/Italy and
grew up in Venezuela, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. She studied
Biochemistry from 1991-1995 in Basel, followed by studies in Film
Direction at Columbia University from 1996-2001. Her films in -
clude: H&G (short, 2000), Matrilineal (short, 2001), Ima
(2001), For Our Man (short, 2002), and Paul and Bataar
(2006).
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Team from “Paul and Bataar” (photo courtesy of Caterina Klusemann)