Kuhle Wampe [SEP] narrative location
The rest of the film was directed by Slatan Dudow. The film music was composed by Hanns Eisler.
Kuhle Wampe itself was a tent camp on the Müggelsee in Berlin. "Wampe" is Berlin dialect for "stomach", so the title could be rendered "Empty Stomach".
The film was banned in Germany in 1932 due to the accusations that it depicted the president, the legal system, and religion in a negative light but, following protests, the ban was lifted for a recut version. The
Kuhle Wampe
Kuhle Wampe (full title: "Kuhle Wampe, oder: Wem gehört die Welt?", translated in English as "Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?", and released in the USA as Whither Germany? by Kinematrade Inc.) is a 1932 German feature film about unemployment, homelessness and left wing politics in the Weimar Republic. The script was conceived and written by Bertolt Brecht. He also directed the concluding scene: a political debate between strangers on a train about the world coffee market.