Gefahrengebiete & andere Hamburgensien

Directed by Rasmus Gerlach

Three demonstrations that overlapped and escalated shortly before Christmas 2013. The conflict over the Rote Flora, the right of residence for Lampedusa refugees, and the rescue of the Esso houses. In "Gefahrengebiete und andere Hamburgensien" (Danger Zones and Other Hamburg Trivia), director Rasmus Gerlach documented three sources of conflict in the city at that time: a pillow fight on Spielbudenplatz and the toilet brush as a symbol of resistance. The protests by Hamburg's citizens were creative and colorful when the police declared the districts of St. Pauli, Sternschanze, and large areas of Altona to be "danger zones." The highly controversial measure lasted only nine days before it was criticized and is now back in the spotlight—because although it has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court, the Hamburg police are sticking to the danger zones in St. Georg and St. Pauli.