Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Starring Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hans Hirschmüller, Lilith Ungerer, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Elga Sorbas · Music Peer Raben
Drama
A group of young slackers spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon, new tensions arise both within the group and with Jorgos.
VIBE
A stark, unvarnished look at aimless youth and the insidious nature of prejudice. It feels like watching a social experiment unfold, exposing uncomfortable truths with a detached, observational gaze.
alienatedcynicalbleakobservationalslow-burnarthouserealistdialogue-drivenEuropean art filmothernessennuisocial critiquebourgeoisie
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small townforeignermunich, germanybourgeoisiexenophobiawest germanymunich