Documentary with us is Hanka celebrates its premiere in Brieske!

Documentary with us is Hanka celebrates its premiere in Brieske!

A very special cinematic event awaits the spectators in Lausitz: The documentary "With us it is called Hanka" celebrates its premiere on July 25, 2025 in the Brieske and bathhouse. The director Grit Lemke, who even has Sorbian roots, embarks on a touching journey to discover Sorbian identity in this impressive work. The film starts at 9 p.m., the doors open an hour beforehand to ensure relaxed admission. The ticket prices are excellently economically designed at 6 euros and reduced 4.50 euros in order to enable as many interested people as possible.

But what is it about "With us it is called Hanka"? The film focuses on the resuscitation of Sorbian culture and language in Lusatia, where about 60,000 Sorbs live, the smallest Slavic people in Europe. This region, particularly shaped by industrial development and rural idyll, offers a fantastic backdrop for the stories that Lemke tells. The film accompanies various protagonists, including artists and young farmers, and illuminates their life plans and their connection to a long -forgotten culture that has a deep emotional content.

Sorbian identity research

The viewers experience how the protagonists are confronted with their personal stories with the topics of language, traditions and trauma. Some, like Martin, a fan of the Football Association Energie Cottbus, accidentally discover their Sorbian roots and thereby change their view of themselves and to their environment. Ignac, on the other hand, consciously lives his identity and communicates exclusively in Sorbian. This overlap of the identities offers exciting approaches to discussion about cultural diversity and identity in the 21st century, which are impressively presented in the film.

The film does not require any historical excursions; Instead of dry facts, he relies on the emotional roller coaster trips of his protagonists, which spectators will captivate. Accompanying this, older video recordings and photographs are also shown that make past Sorbian culture alive. This visual history story is also a call for appreciation and revival of Sorbian traditions.

cultural summer and more

The premiere of "With us it is called Hanka" is not just a highlight of the cultural summer of the district of Oberspreewald-Lausitz, which offers extensive programs such as open-air cinema, concerts, theater performances and experience tours by September 2025. It is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to deal with Sorbian culture that has been under pressure for many decades. While the Sorbs in the German Empire and during National Socialism were significantly suppressed, Sorbian culture is experiencing a new awakening today.

The director sets an important sign for the visibility of Sorbian topics. Taking into account her own history - she remembers her Sorbian grandmother and her own experience with the language - it becomes clear that this is not only a film about Sorb, but also about the search for identity and cultural heritage.

If you want to learn more about the exciting project, find more information on the websites of Kulturkurier , Evangelischer Zeitung and and film . The anticipation for this documentary is great and invites you to deal with an often overlooked culture in Deutschlad.