BRD GmbH in the 70s, a rancid dark chocolate in coloured paper. The upswing or rather the recovery through the peaceful annexation of the East is still a decade in the future. The film reflects a sad picture of a capitalistically assigned war loser, a white colony, in this part of Germany still with the old fascists on many strings, only in a new uniform, a new orientation. Disillusioned youth, grey everyday life, the brutalisation of society on the advance. The West is the Reeperbahn and Bahnhof Zoo, piss and vomit in the neon light, hookers and junkies on the street opposite, enrichment to/from third world countries on every corner. Hamburg fans watch out, this hole used to be your favourite city.
The actors, with the exception of Michael Degen, act woodenly, but true to life. The camera work is remarkable, a certain Mr Vacano was later behind many a great cinema picture.
A Clockwork Orange without artistic pretensions, but even deeper and much more realistic in the gutter. Not a film for a good mood, more of a self-flagellation.
The actors, with the exception of Michael Degen, act woodenly, but true to life. The camera work is remarkable, a certain Mr Vacano was later behind many a great cinema picture.
A Clockwork Orange without artistic pretensions, but even deeper and much more realistic in the gutter. Not a film for a good mood, more of a self-flagellation.