Under the Protection of the State
1975•11m•Released
Documentary
The film was shot in an old, decrepit building where dozens of guest-workers' families live. The owner, a local influential politician, has avoided paying for the maintenance of the building under the legal standards by using his connections to proclaim the building a national cultural heritage. However, the rent he has been charging was as if the building were an object that offered standard comfort. The only German tenant takes the crew around and speaks of his battle against the landlord’s manipulation.
Director
Želimir Žilnik
Writer
Želimir Žilnik
Languages
German
Studio
Alligator Film (Munich)
Recommended
7.2
In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
6.4
Overnight
2003
8.5
Louis Theroux: The Settlers
2025
6.8
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
6.7
Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four
2015
7.4
McQueen
2018
6.6
Anselm
2023
7.1
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
2023
7.2
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
7.8
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
7.3
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
6.2
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
6.5
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012
6.6
The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
7.9
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
7.5
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
1927
5.9
Trainwreck: The Real Project X
2025
6.9
Triumph of the Will
1935
6.5
Heart of a Dog
2015
6.4
Fuck
2006
Similar Movies
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - The Lost Broadcast: The Beat Club '68
2016
A town still standing
0
6
Die Dichter und die Räterepublik
1990
Autobahn
2020
7
Romy and Magda Schneider: Mother - Daughter - Rivals?
2025
6
The Ugliest Car
2017
Ashes of Dreams
2011
10
Germany's Wild Amazon
2017
BlauWeissRot
2015
8
White Man with Black Bread
2007
Porta d’Europa
2023
7.9
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
Dulwich College and Village
1960
Guten Tag, RDA !
2012
8
The Nuremberg Trials
2006
Point of Origin - Building a house in Austria
2023
8.3
Night and Fog
1956
Nazi Guerillas
2003
8
Der Ölschock von 1973 - Autofreie Sonntage
2023
6
Great Escape
2004