The Sun Island (2017): cast, story & where to watch
2017 · Film
Released in 2017, The Sun Island is a documentary film directed by Thomas Elsaesser, running about 89 minutes.
What it’s about. A documentary essay film about coincidences, shattered lives and posthumous fame. A found footage family film about love and passion, friendship and heartbreak in Berlin between the wars. But a film also about self-sufficiency and recycling, about the green movement and the environment – before these notions had yet been properly invented. And it touches the utopian potential of ideas that have lain buried in the ground of an island for the past 70 years. The film’s protagonist, Martin Elsaesser, was one of the most prominent modernist architects of Weimar Germany.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Sun Island page.
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- Where can I watch The Sun Island (2017)?
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- When was The Sun Island released?
- The Sun Island was released in 2017, with a runtime of about 89 minutes.