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Ulrike's Brain

Ulrike’s Brain)

Bruce Labruce

CANADA/GERMANY

2017

Film

Feature Film

Referencing 1960s B-movies like "Saved Hitler's Brain" (1968) and "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" (1962), Ulrike's Brain finds Dr. Julia Pffeifer (Susanne Sachsse) arriving at an academic conference with a box of organs. Inside the box: the brain of Ulrike Meinhof, which was saved by the authorities along with the brains of the other three RAF leaders after their deaths in Stammheim prison. Film selected for the Berlin Film Festival.

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3rd ECRÃ Festival

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55

Bruce Labruce

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Bruce LaBruce is a Canadian artist, writer, photographer and underground filmmaker based in Toronto, Ontario. Known for breaking down norms and taboos, Bruce has directed several acclaimed films such as Gerontophilia (2013), L.A. Zombie (2010) and Hustler White (1996), which are landmarks in contemporary gay cinema.

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