Love Parade: When Love Learned to Dance
2019•1h 29m•8.0•Released
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
At the end of the Cold War, something new arised that should influence an entire generation and express their attitude to life. It started with an idea in the underground subculture of Berlin shortly before the fall of the Wall. With the motto "Peace, Joy, Pancakes", Club DJ Dr. Motte and companions launched the first Love Parade. A procession registered as political demonstration with only 150 colorfully dressed people dancing to house and techno. What started out small developed over the years into the largest party on the planet with visitors from all over the world. In 1999, 1.5 million people took part. With the help of interviews with important organizers and contemporary witnesses, the documentary reflects the history of the Love Parade, but also illuminates the dark side of how commerce and money business increasingly destroyed the real spirit, long before the emigration to other cities and the Love Parade disaster of Duisburg in 2010, which caused an era to end in deep grief.
Director
Peter Scholl
Writer
Peter Scholl
Languages
German
Studio
solo:film
Cast
Benno Fürmann
Narrator (voice)
Anja Stadlober
Narrator (voice)
Dr. Motte
Himself - Interviewee
WestBam
Himself - Interviewee
DJ Disko
Himself - Interviewee
Wolle XDP
Himself - Interviewee
Der Würfler
Himself - Interviewee
Danielle De Picciotto
Herself - Interviewee
Jürgen Laarmann
Himself - Interviewee
Tilman Brembs
Himself - Interviewee
Armin Mostoffi Kamari
Himself - Interviewee
Wolfgang Sterneck
Himself - Interviewee
Ansgar Köhler
Himself - Interviewee
Patricia Pantel
Herself - Interviewee
Margarethe Pape
Herself - Interviewee
Production
Company
solo:film
Producer
Susann Schimk
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