Kongomüller

After numerous military operations Major Müller cant find a way back into civilian life Following his urge to communicate the Major is looking for listeners and encouragement He doesnt find either Instead the repeated monological memory of his own heroic deeds determines his present with all the consequences This 30minute short film is based on the statements made by the mercenary Siegfried Müller in the documentary The Laughing Man Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann DEFA studio for newsreels and documentaries 1966 as well as records from the German colonial period in Africa An intensive contribution to the necessary public debate about the consequences of military operations