Disappearing
In southern Carinthia, about ninety percent of all inhabitants spoke Slovenian before 1910.Today it is on average a single digit percentage.In this very personal essay documentary, Andrina Mračnikar formulates a political urgency: What happens when one's mother tongue is taken away in everyday life.What must politicians do to counteract the disappearance of a language whose protection is enshrined in the Austrian constitution.
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In southern Carinthia, about ninety percent of all inhabitants spoke Slovenian before 1910. Today it is on average a single digit percentage. In this very personal essay documentary, Andrina Mračnikar formulates a political urgency: What happens when one's mother tongue is taken away in everyday life. What must politicians do to counteract the disappearance of a language whose protection is enshrined in the Austrian constitution.
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- Release date
- Apr 9, 2022
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- 1h 39m
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- Language
- German, Slovenian
- Country
- Austria, Slovenia
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