The Children of Golzow

The film is a prolonged observation of the lives of several people in the Brandenburg village of Golzow.

In 1985, the episode "Lebensläufe" was included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the movie with the longest production period.

Eighteen people born between 1953 and 1955 were filmed by Junge and his wife Barbara at regular intervals from 1961 to 2007 in a variety of situations which were both public as well as more having a more personal accent (such as the death of a relative).

The films reflect not only the individual life stories of the characters but also provide profound insight into the history of the GDR and the process of German reunification in 1990.

After reunification the DEFA film studio closed, so Junge continued the "Golzow-Project" with the ARD and its regional affiliate RBB.