Werner van Gent – Leben zwischen Krieg und Musik

Werner van Gent - life between war and music

Switzerland, January 2023
FILM, Documentary, 65 min.

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directed by
Michael Magee
Written by
Werner van Gent, Amalia van Gent
Status
In distribution

The documentary is about the life of Werner van Gent. He worked together with his wife and journalist Amalia as a war journalist in Iraq, Pakistan and the Balkans. The film raises the question of the definition of good journalism and the limits of journalism. It also deals with the processing of war experiences. In the case of Werner van Gent, music plays a very central role.

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World Premiere
January 2023
Original Version
German (french/english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 65 min.
Production
Michael Magee Productions GmbH
Producer
Michael Magee
directed by
Michael Magee
Written by
Werner van Gent, Amalia van Gent
Cinemato­graphy
Michael Magee, Christoph Frutiger, Hans-Rudolf Abbühl
Editing
Rafael Gschwend, Michael Magee
Re-Recording Mix
Renzo D'Alberto
Music
Johann Sebastian Bach, James Brandon Lewis

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Michael Magee Productions GmbH

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