Der Streit um des Esels Schatten (1990)

Release Date: 1990-07-20
Runtime: 1h 15min
Production Company: DEFA-Studio f&uuml;r Spielfilme
Production Country: East Germany
Director: Walter Beck

The philosopher Democritus has a toothache, so a dentist from ancient Abdera sets off for his house. En route, he gets into a fight with a donkey driver. This conflict eventually causes all of Abdera to go crazy. Just when the city is seconds away from having a civil war, Democritus' apprentice shows up to ease the city's tensions with a gift.