Requiem for Dominic

Requiem for Dominic powerfully portrayed the upheaval in that liminal space between revolution and order. This drama is captured partly on film, partly on video adding to the gritty reality of the time, place and events as they were unfolding in Eastern Europe as the "Iron Curtain" collapsed.

Cast

Felix Mitterer

as Paul

Werner Prinz

August Schmölzer

as Dominic

Viktoria Schubert

as Clara

Angelika Schütz

as Codruta

Antonia Rados

as Antonia

Georg Hoffmann-Ostenhof

as Mr. Ostenhof

Nikolas Vogel

as Nick

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