Arts Reports Heimat: The Story of a Nation

Heimat: The Story of a Nation

Edgar Reitz's epic drama series Heimat, which, through the viewpoints of three families, charts Germany's development since 1919. Here the director talks about tackling challenging subjects such as the rise of Nazism in the 1930s, and the issues raised when the country was reunified in the 1990s, as well as the trials he has faced since beginning the project 25 years ago. With contributions from John Boorman and Richard Eyre