Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

1976 · 176 min · DE · 7.4 (100 votes)
Dir. Wim Wenders · Starring Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, Lisa Kreuzer, Rudolf Schündler, Marquard Bohm, Hans Dieter Trayer · Music Axel Linstädt
Drama

Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt - travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences.

VIBE

A contemplative, melancholic journey across a divided landscape. Two lost souls find fleeting connection amidst decaying cinemas and existential ennui. It's a slow, character-driven exploration of friendship and the search for meaning on the open road.

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