The read
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay
- Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector
- Peer RabenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hanna SchygullaMarie
- Rainer Werner FassbinderJorgos
- Hans HirschmüllerErich
- Lilith UngererHelga
- Rudolf Waldemar BremPaul
- Elga SorbasRosy
- Harry BaerFranz
- Irm HermannElisabeth
- Peter MolandPeter
- Doris MattesGunda
- Katrin SchaakeFrau mit Cabrio
- Hannes GromballKlaus
Stills
Themes
small townforeignermunich, germanybourgeoisiexenophobiawest germanymunich