Mauricio Ra�l Kagel (1931 - 2008) was amongst the most important and creative composers of contemporary classical music. He lived in Cologne since the late 1950s.
In July 2006, Mauricio Kagel worked on a project with young musicians in Argentina. The Argentine filmmaker Gast�n Solnicki accompanied the composer on his first visit to his homeland in over 40 years. The film's title "S�den" is also the name of a piece of work that Kagel composed in 1989, as well as the name of a chamber orchestra dedicated to performing Kagel's oeuvre.  

First-time director Gast�n Solnicki is an admirer of Kagel's music and was fascinated by the "S�den" project from the very first instance. Not only lovers of 20th century classical music will be captivated by this film, which depicts the originality and unique working methods of a highly imaginative and humorous composer.

Late Wednesday night the composer passed away in Cologne, aged 76.

The film "S�den" will be shown in the presence of director Gast�n Solnicki on 1st October 2008 at 8pm in the cinema CinemaxX Dammtor, in the "Vitrina" section of the 16th Filmfest Hamburg.

The 16th Filmfest Hamburg takes place from 25th September - 2nd October 2008 in the cinemas CinemaxX Dammtor, Abaton and 3001.