Berlin's lost kids race toward oblivion on stolen wheels and borrowed time.
A gang of Berlin crash kids meet regularly on the roof of the former GDR Foreign Ministry. They swarm out to break into cars, get high on drugs and take part in life-threatening races. One of them is killed in the process, adding to the maelstrom of despair and violence. The leader Mario gets involved with Russian mobsters, and when he realizes that his girlfriend Sarah has fallen in love with the newcomer Robert, he steers his friends into a deadly catastrophe, furious with jealousy.
Direction
Schlichter's kinetic, unflinching handheld chaos.
Acting
Minich's Mario simmers with terrifying fragility.
Production
Authentic GDR ruins as post-punk playground.
Director
Mark Schlichter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual abandoned East Berlin government buildings months after reunification, capturing a nation literally dismantling itself.
Florian Lukas (Klaus) would become a major German star; this was Christiane Paul's breakout from TV to dangerous indie territory.
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