General Information

Original Title

Wiedergeboren in Westfalen

Author/Creator

Liebheit, Melanie, director.

Language

Tamil.

Subtitles

English

Published

Germany : Luethje ; Schneider Filmproduktion ; HFF Munich, 2008.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (88 min.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

In the middle of the German province priest Sri Paskaran built the biggest Tamil Hindu temple in Europe. In 2002, he inaugurated the temple amidst industrial plants in the Westphalian village of Hamm-Uentrop. Since then, colorful and sonorous ceremonies honor the goddess in the land of the down-to-earth Westphalians. The film accompanies the priest in his busy daily routine and during his arrangements for the annual temple festival, which 20,000 believers are expected to attend. In the neighborhood, the locals cultivate their own traditions during the fair, which includes shooting matches. Irene sells fast-food sausages in the local snack-bar, and farmer Externbrink has got a sacred cow in his barn. An encounter and coexistence of two universes full of contrast.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation

Reborn in Westphalia

Note

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Library Special Collection

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1967	-	-	-