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The Mansfeld Trilogy

A mining region for centuries, the Mansfelder Land in central Germany has undergone radical transformation since 1990

The "Mansfeld" trilogy by Mario Schneider makes history - in two senses! In his documentaries "Helbra", "Heinz and Fred" and "MansFeld", the director approaches a region between resignation and hope. The Mansfelder Land in the south-western part of Saxony-Anhalt was once a proud mining region, but with reunification and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the mines were abandoned. Schneider shows what became of the people: Three young men and their families struggle against unemployment and drug addiction, a father and his son work in a scrap yard, three boys learn to drive out winter with whips.

The "Mansfeld" trilogy by Mario Schneider makes history - in two senses! In his documentaries "Helbra", "Heinz and Fred" and "MansFeld", the director approaches a region between resignation and hope. The Mansfelder Land in the south-western part of Saxony-Anhalt was once a proud mining region, but with reunification and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the mines were abandoned. Schneider shows what became of the people: Three young men and their families struggle against unemployment and drug addiction, a father and his son work in a scrap yard, three boys learn to drive out winter with whips.

The "Mansfeld" trilogy by Mario Schneider makes history - in two senses! In his documentaries "Helbra", "Heinz and Fred" and "MansFeld", the director approaches a region between resignation and hope. The Mansfelder Land in the south-western part of Saxony-Anhalt was once a proud mining region, but with reunification and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the mines were abandoned. Schneider shows what became of the people: Three young men and their families struggle against unemployment and drug addiction, a father and his son work in a scrap yard, three boys learn to drive out winter with whips.