Pastor Lothar Stops
Ein Dokumentarfilm von Tilman König
Deutschland | 82 min. | Deutsch



Description
Lothar König has a huge scar over his right eye. A neo-Nazi once knocked the Jena youth pastor unconscious. But Lothar König refused to let it get him down. He campaigned against right-wing extremists, for youth work and the integration of foreigners far beyond the city limits and became known throughout Germany. His son Tilman König has now created a cinematic memorial to him, which shows the courage, the contradictions and the man in all his facets.
A production by
Tilman König
in Ko-Produktion mit Neue Bioskop und MDR
Crew
Director, Writer | Tilman König |
Producer | Martin Rohé |
Commissioning Editors | Thomas Beyer (MDR) |
DoP | Tilman König |
Editor | Tilman König Denise Lipfert |
Mixing engineer | Frank Schubert |
Funded by
MDM
Kulturstiftung Sachsen
Staatskanzlei Thüringen
Cast
Katharina König-Preuss, Lothar KönigDistribution
Weltkino Filmverleih GmbHEvaluation
Grimme Prize nomination 2024
DOK Leipzig double award winner
Cinema exploitation WELTKINO
TV exploitation across various regional public broadcasters until 2025, localization for Japan, and availability on various VOD platforms.