Friday, 1/24/2025
at 7:30 PM



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On a school trip, a murder occurs. A student confesses, but he does not seem to be the true perpetrator. The teacher tries to uncover the truth amidst accusations, intrigue, and hatred. However, the confrontation with the student body, their machinations, and not least their parental homes pushes her to the limits of law and conscience. In the struggle for the truth, the perpetrator is ultimately cornered too much.

In JUGEND OHNE GOTT, published as a novel in 1937, Ödön von Horváth describes the rise of totalitarian tendencies in bourgeois society. As a result, he came under the crosshairs of the Gestapo, which, a year after the publication, initiated the ban on the novel. Only in the 1960s could "Jugend ohne Gott" establish itself as a classic of modernity. Today, its alarming warning against an emotionally neglected youth and their susceptibility to violence and authoritarian attitudes seems eerily relevant again.

Like in a thriller, Janis Knorr portrays a society in JUGEND OHNE GOTT around a teacher and her class, who seem to have lost their moral compass. He dissects the emotional worlds of the generations and exposes the psychology of manipulation and lies in the context of societal constraints.


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