A man tours clubs around the globe with his manager and girlfriend. On the eve of their largest album release he is admitted to a psychiatric clinic after overdosing at a gig.
Score
Paul Kalkbrenner's original tracks that live inside your chest
Acting
Kalkbrenner: not an actor, which makes it devastating
Direction
Stöhr captures club culture without glorifying it
Director
Hannes Stöhr
Paul Kalkbrenner
Martin Karow (DJ Ickarus)
Rita Lengyel
Mathilde
Corinna Harfouch
Prof. Dr. Petra Paul
Araba Walton
Corinna
Peter Schneider
Crystal Pete
Rolf Peter Kahl
"Erbse"
Henriette Müller
Jenny
Udo Kroschwald
Karow
Megan Gay
Alice
Max Mauff
Zivi Alex
Dirk Borchardt
Clubchef Tom
Erdal Yıldız
Hotel Employee
Mehdi Nebbou
Jamal "The Junk"
Ernest Hausmann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Kalkbrenner is a real techno superstar; this is basically autobiographical fan fiction. He composed the entire soundtrack in character.
Shot in actual Berlin clubs during real events. That Berghain bathroom scene? That's documentary, not production design.
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