Erich Kästner Das andere Ich

With Emil and the Detectives Erich Kästner is revolutionizing childrens book literature In the Weimar Republic he quickly rose as an editor writer and screenwriter His books were burned in 1933 Nevertheless he does not emigrate published under a pseudonym and abroad In the postwar period Kästner was a moral authority But he can no longer build on his previous success gets caught up in love affairs and fights his frustration with alcohol Until his death in 1974 he struggled with the decision not to go into exile The documentary drama takes a new look at Kästners picture