Germany 1990Language:GermanSubtitles:No SubtitleDirector:Jörg FothWriter:Steffen Mensching, Hans-Eckardt WenzelCinematographer:Thomas PlenertEditor:Renate SchäferMusic:Dieter StaskowiakSound:Michael Homann, Andreas Kaufmann, Christfried SobczykWith:Steffen Mensching, Hans-Eckardt Wenzel, Irm Hermann, Christoph Hein, Täve Schur, André HennickeProducer:Manfred RengerProduction Company:DEFA Studio Babelsberg GmbHDistributor:Deutsche Kinemathek/DEFA Filmverleih86 min, Colour, 35 mm

Two clowns, Meh and Weh (pronounced: may and way) are sitting in a dark prison cell. When they have finished their breakfast there, they go on an odyssey of cabaret through the GeeDeeAr. They visit strange monuments and strange events. On a traditional German “Walpurgisnacht” which turns out to be a reunification party, they are insulted and chased off stage. After the two literary musical stage programs “Old of the GeeDeeAr” and “News from the GeeDeeAr” of the poets, clowns and songwriters Wenzel & Menschling, “Last of the GeeDeeAr” is a filmic adaption, in which Jörg Foth satirically captures political and human aspects of the time between October 1989 and October 1990.

Director's Biography:Born October 31, 1949 in East Berlin. Qualification as a chef. Voluntary at the East German national television.  Studied directing at Konrad Wolf University of Film from 1972-77, since 1978 director’s assistant. Since 1990 freelance director, author and dramaturge of several documentary films.

Photo: © DEFA-Stiftung, Thomas Plenert