Once I Was a Child
Ich war einmal ein Kind
Synopsis
The interviews conducted by Tamara Trampe in a Pankow kindergarten testify to a rare attempt to enter the world of the young interviewees completely, to give their stories a space where reality and fantasy, worries and wishes can mix freely. A space that’s not always provided in the daily life of the kindergarten, as the film casually suggests even after it was toned down by the DEFA censors: toilets without doors, ghastly birthday parties and friendly but unmistakable reprimands when the children let too much dialect slip into the grammar exercise or when their pictures of soldiers are not realistic enough.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tamara Trampe
- Screenplay & Story
- Tamara Trampe
- Original Title
- Ich war einmal ein Kind
- Country of Origin
- East Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 17m
- Production Studios
- DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tamara Trampe
Tamara Trampe
Thomas Plenert
Gudrun Steinbrück
Department Leadership Roster
Gudrun Steinbrück
Editor
Tamara Trampe
Writer
Tamara Trampe
Director
Thomas Plenert
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Once I Was a Child
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What is Once I Was a Child about?
The interviews conducted by Tamara Trampe in a Pankow kindergarten testify to a rare attempt to enter the world of the young interviewees completely, to give their stories a space where reality and fantasy, worries and wishes can mix freely. A space that’s not always provided in the daily life of the kindergarten, as the film casually suggests even after it was toned down by the DEFA censors: toilets without doors, ghastly birthday parties and friendly but unmistakable reprimands when the children let too much dialect slip into the grammar exercise or when their pictures of soldiers are not realistic enough.
Who directed Once I Was a Child?
Once I Was a Child was directed by Tamara Trampe.
Who stars in Once I Was a Child?
The principal cast of Once I Was a Child includes Not specified.
When was Once I Was a Child released and how long is it?
Once I Was a Child was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 17m.