Fassbinder as a space courier? This 1971 German acid trip doesn't care if you survive.
A biochemistry professor finds an old manuscript with the structure and formula of an immortality drug.
Direction
Lommel's experimental camera work anticipates his later cult horror.
Acting
Constantine's weary cynicism clashes beautifully with Obermaier's chaotic energy.
Production
Zero-budget sci-fi made with genuine Berlin counterculture credentials.
Director
Ulli Lommel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the peak of Kommune 1, with actual commune members Obermaier and Langhans playing fictionalized versions of themselves.
Lommel later claimed Fassbinder directed several scenes uncredited; the film was barely released and remained lost for decades.
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