Thomas Wedegärtner

A DEFA documentary celebrating the 10th World Festival of Youth and Students, held in East Berlin in the summer of 1973. Blending reportage with staged elements, it presents the festival as a showcase of international solidarity, culture, and socialist ideals.

Portrait of the Rostock-based singing group “Aparcoa” and their songs. Political comics illustrate the junta's coup and the role of the USA. The film shows the solidarity of progressive humanity with the Chile of the Unidad Popular and calls for solidarity.