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'Thomas, Thomas' is a 2010 German short mockumentary film, directed by German film director Corinna Liedtke. The film participated in several German and European film festivals and won a few prizes.[http://www.filmfestankara.org.tr/en/festival/film/22/767/Thomas-Thomas 'Thomas, Thomas'] at the 22nd Ankara International Film Festival[http://ambulart.com/pro11 Program of the film festival 'Ambulart 2010 | Muestra de arte audiovisual']

Plot



Wolfgang Weber is a bit unworldly archivist of the city of Castrop-Rauxel. He makes an astonishing discovery while receiving treatment at Thomas Vallomtharayil's Ayurvedic clinic. 150 years earlier, another Thomas was at work where the clinic stands today: the Irish mining pioneer and Ruhr legend Thomas Mulvany. This film accompanies the archivist in a documentary style through his research into the astounding parallels between the lives of the two Thomas, which leads Wolfgang Weber to a striking conclusion: Thomas Vallomtharayil is the reincarnation of Thomas Mulvany.

Awards



*2010: 'Special mention' at the '27th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival' in Kassel, Germany

*2011: 'Team Award' at the German film festival '24th Stuttgarter Filmwinter'

Background



At first 'Thomas, Thomas' was only an episode of the German TV movie 'Zeche is nich Sieben Blicke auf das Ruhrgebiet 2010', which was produced in the context of Ruhr.2010. The film tells the fictional and non-fictional stories of young filmmakers of their home, the Ruhr Area. Later 'Thomas, Thomas' and other episodes of this TV movie were released as self-contained films.

Miscellaneous



*In 'Wolfgang Weber - Ein neuer Fall' (Wolfgang Weber - A new case) the archivist examines the market place of Castrop-Rauxel, where curiously a lot of accidents happen.[http://vimeo.com/21066112/ 'Wolfgang Weber - Ein neuer Fall'] on Vimeo (German)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2193904/ IMDb-entry of 'Wolfgang Weber - Ein neuer Fall']

*The teaser 'Wolfgang Weber - Neue Flle aus Castrop-Rauxel' (Wolfgang Weber - New Cases from Castrop-Rauxel) shows new cases of Wolfgang Weber.[http://vimeo.com/35884478 'Wolfgang Weber - Neue Flle aus Castrop-Rauxel'] on Vimeo (German)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194394/ IMDb-entry of 'Wolfgang Weber - Neue Flle aus Castrop-Rauxel']

References




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