Paul and Erik, two introverted loosers lacking social contacts, both work in a smudgy kitchen of the cheap chickenburger fast food store "El Chicko".To pass time and monotony, Paul tells his partner time and again stories about a murderer killing women, of which Erik always wants to hear more and more. Eventually, Erik starts to believe that Paul is telling about himself.
Acting
Fritz Karl's unnervingly casual menace as Paul.
Production
Genuinely disgusting fast-food aesthetic you can smell.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes awkward silences.
Director
David Rühm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director David Rühm never made another feature; this remains his sole cinematic statement on male fragility.
Austrian cinema's 90s underground produced several 'kitchen sink' psychodramas—this is the greasiest.
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