Final Cut: Nicht versöhnt oder es hilft nur Gewalt, wo Gewalt herrscht (Not Reconciled or Only Violence Helps Where Violence Rules)
by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub

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Film screening
8:30 pm
Filmladen Kassel e. V., Goethestraße 31, Kassel

Nicht versöhnt oder es hilft nur Gewalt, wo Gewalt herrscht (Not Reconciled or Only Violence Helps Where Violence Rules), Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub, 1965, West Germany, film still

Nicht versöhnt oder es hilft nur Gewalt, wo Gewalt herrscht (Not Reconciled or Only Violence Helps Where Violence Rules), Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub, 1965, West Germany, 55 min.

Not Reconciled tells the story of a Cologne family by describing the persistent presence of fascist ideology across three generations and their political environment, from the Kaiser’s Germany through Adolf Hitler to Konrad Adenauer.


Final Cut is a documenta 14 film program that takes place at Filmladen Kassel, a small arthouse cinema, during the final week of the exhibition. Daily from September 11–17, beginning at 8:30 pm, it presents a selection of riveting yet seldom-seen films compiled by Artistic Director Adam Szymczyk.

If not stated otherwise, all screenings show original versions with English subtitles.

Entrance fee: 7.50 € / reduced 7 €. Tickets for the screenings can be purchased from September 7 or on the day of the screenings, daily from 5 pm at Filmladen Kassel. Reservations are not possible.

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