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Günter Wallraff: Lowest of the Low
Wallraff hid for two years as Ali Levent Sinirloglu, working various jobs as a Turk. His experiences were shocking, and he documented them with a video camera, aided by director Jörg Gfrörer. The footage, along with additional recordings, was edited into a 106-minute film from about 100 hours of material.
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Wallraff hid for two years as Ali Levent Sinirloglu, working various jobs as a Turk. His experiences were shocking, and he documented them with a video camera, aided by director Jörg Gfrörer. The footage, along with additional recordings, was edited into a 106-minute film from about 100 hours of material.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Jörg Gförer, Günter Wallraff
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:KAOS Film- und Videoteam GmbH, Radio Bremen, Pirat-Film
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