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Coming this May to the 66th Cannes Film Festival’s Court Metrage, “Before the Grass Grows” a short film that sheds light on the heartbreakingly violent, cruel, and atrocious acts committed by the seemingly heartless soldiers in World War II.

Dusseldorf, Germany, May 7, 2013 /During World War II private conversations of German POW’s were tapped and produced more than 150,000 pages of minutes of those meetings. In Scherer’s latest short, speakers reveal the brutality and atrocities committed by German soldiers while providing a paradoxical opposition when the letters from their loved ones disclose that there is a soul inside the soldiers. Perhaps the most chilling aspect of the documents is how callous the soldiers speak of the executions and in turn the letters from their wives and families back home reveal a different side to the soldiers. Though this short doesn’t do justice to its subject matter it breathes genuine insight into what was once upon a time. 

Before The Grass Grows will be available for viewing to the attendees of the Cannes Film Festival 2013. Scherer will be available for interviews during the festival.

About Alexander Scherer

Director, Alexander Scherer, is no stranger to receiving awards for his works throughout the years. In the past he has been awarded the Business Film Award of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Award Industry Film Festival Hannover, Silver Award International Film Festival industry Biaritz, and more recently has gained the title of “Particular Value” for Bevor das Gras wachst just to name a few.

About Cannes Film Festival

The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to be held from May 15 to May 26, 2013. American actor Steven Spielberg will be the president of the jury for the main competition and New Zealand film director Jane Campion has been announced as the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Film sections. French actress Audrey Tautou has been announced as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies. Danish "Dogma" director Thomas Vinterberg will head the "Un Certain Regard" jury.

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Email: studio.scherer@t-online.de

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