Actually, I Didn’t Want to Stay Long

Eigentlich wollte ich nicht lange bleiben / Actually, I Didn’t Want to Stay Long


Filmforum, Germany 2025, 23 Min., ger. OV, engl. st.


In the late 1970s, at the age of 17, Andreas Grützner moved to Hamburg and took a job at the Alsterdorf Institute. The place, as well as the violent treatment of the disabled people it housed, proved overwhelming – but he remained, and experienced a societal change. The late discovery of this family's dark past tiggers a reflection on the time.

The film is part of the short film programme Filmforum Shorts: Walks of Life.


Director Andreas Grützner

Screenplay Andreas Grützner

Producer Andreas Grützner

Production Company

Gruetzner-Film, Finkenwerder Norderdeich 38 B, 21129 Hamburg, Mail: info@gruetzner-film.de, Web: www.gruetzner-film.de

Cast Helga Kreutz, Walter Uehr, Anita Grönig, Olaf Wohlert, Günter Auerswald

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Screenings

06.11.2025 16:15 Stadthalle Hall 7