Breathlessly energetic Berlin-set hip-hop epic »Status Yo!« employs performers and locations from local music scene to tell an ambitious story of one eventful night in the German capital. With just 24 hours in which to organize the biggest party the city's ever seen, Yan Eq, Jamie, Sera and others must deal with their love lives, tenuous living arrangements and various shady characters on their way to hip-hop glory.
Production
Actual venues and performers from 2004 Berlin scene.
Sound
Soundtrack is a time capsule of German underground hip-hop.
Acting
Non-professionals bring raw, unpolished urgency.
Director
Till Hastreiter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the actual 2004 Berlin hip-hop scene; many performers went on to shape German rap's mainstream explosion years later.
Director Till Hastreiter cast through open calls at actual clubs — that nervous energy you see is often first-time actors playing themselves.
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