DORA - Escape into Music

Name: DORA - Escape into Music
Director: Kyra Steckeweh
Genre: Documentary, Music, History
Released: 2022-10-15
Cast: Käthe Leisegang, Yoko Bustamente, Andris Nelsons, Beatrix Borchard, Koraljka Kos

2022 · 116 min · Documentary, Music, History

The pianist Kyra Steckeweh and the filmmaker Tim van Beveren search for traces where Countess Dora Pejačević (1885-1923) lived and worked. Their documentary is a journey through time to a half brilliant, half broken Europe.

Directed by Kyra Steckeweh · Written by Ivan Salaj

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Käthe Leisegang Dora Pejačević
Yoko Bustamente Dora Pejačević (als Kind)
Andris Nelsons Himself
Beatrix Borchard Herself
Koraljka Kos Herself
Andrej Bielow Himself
Tobias Niederschlag Himself
Jutta Heise Herself

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