SANDMÄNNCHEN FOREVER. CAREER OF A CULT FIGURE

The Sandman has been on German television for over 66 years. Even after so many decades and across generations, enthusiasm for him remains unbroken. The documentary opens the treasure trove of emotions of a wide variety of people.

We bring together those who have been touched by the Sandman in their lives – celebrities and unknowns, East Germans and West Germans, children of yesteryear and parents of today. They all have the same sparkle in their eyes when they talk about him, when they recount how they themselves were little and encountered this magical being.

“Sandmännchen forever. Career of a Cult Figure” is a cinematic and celebratory search for clues that reveals the secret of an icon.