www.ducken.de ::: Christian Plaehn
Für die Katz
2002-05 Dokumentary 30min miniDV

A dokumentary film about one hour of the day of an old man. Since 25 jears, Mr. Woelk strides through the Wilke-Werke, in the meantime ruins of his old workplace, to care for four cats, which live in the area, where over a thousand peole once worked.
The story of a long and intensive friendship of an old man and wild some cats, situated in the sureal appearing of the old industrial complex, which is reconquered by nature. During the shooting programe, Mr. Woelk hears that he has to leave the area and that the whole complex is geting destroyed. The image of an idyll between man and animal gives way to the destruction.

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