Coal Miner Gundermann

This film is a biographical film about the turbulent life of former East German singer Gerhard Gundermann. During the day, Gundman drove an earthmoving truck in an open-pit coal mine, but at night he was on stage as a singer, inspiring others with his own music. He takes life and death as his themes, but also touches on political and social critical themes. With his personal, realistic, melancholic and poetic works, he became a popular idol in East Germany in the 1980s, but he often encountered conflicts with his superiors. Even after Germany was reunified, Gundelmann's popularity remained undiminished. However, in 1995, Gundmann's past experience as a spy cooperating with the East German National Security Agency was made public. Although this did not seem to affect his music career, it plunged him into a long personal struggle. The film won six awards and three nominations at the 2019 German Film Awards, including Best Film, Director and Actor.