Imagine if Blade Runner had a baby with a soap opera and that baby got REALLY into neon.
The beautiful Raphaela is the dream girl of Alpha City, a decadent metropolis. The rather naive Frank falls in love with this very woman, who shows no interest in him. A mysterious American comes to Raphaela to keep her admirer off. But love is a strange game - and sometimes a dangerous one.
Cinematography
Every frame bleeds magenta and cyan like a bruised heart.
Score
Synthesizers that sound like they want to have sex with you.
Director
Eckhart Schmidt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Schmidt's 'neon trilogy' alongside 'Der Fan' and 'Loft,' exploring how 1980s urban architecture mirrors emotional vacancy. West Berlin's divided state haunts every frame.
Al Corley had just left Dynasty where he played Steven Carrington; his American here feels like Steven's evil twin who actually got to be horny on main.
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