Even Dwarfs Started Small

Original title: Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen

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6.7/10

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A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.A group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

6.4K

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Trivia
Werner Herzog promised the cast he would jump into a field of cacti if they managed to pull through the movie. Eventually, he fulfilled his promise.

Quotes
Hombré: When we behave nobody cares. But when we are bad nobody forgets.

Alternate versions
UK versions are cut by 2 minutes 17 secs by the BBFC to remove a cockfight and shots of a live crucified monkey.

Connections
Edited into Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)

Herzog Dwarves a small miracle

This film is hard going, true, but through the chaos and endless repetition can be glimpsed a kind of joy of existence. The dwarves are exaggerations of human behavior, and at the same time, human behavior distilled. Within the confines of the prison complex where the film plays, their actions become more and more outrageous, and through all this a kind of tenderness emerges in their very closeness and comeraderie. Herzog revels in pointing the mirror at his audience, making them take a closer look at themselves, and this film is as good as any example of his take on the human condition.