I saw this film last night on cable and couldn't stop watching. For the first time in a while, I actually got to see a film where the Director really takes you on a journey and really captures the mood of the time. This was made in East Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall and you can really feel the disparity and drabness of the time. In the street scenes, the cars that drove by seemed pretty old and I had to look at the year this film was made cause it looked like it could've been the sixties based on the technology of the cars. It's amazing that even in 1989, East Germany was a completely different world to ours. Matthias Freihof did a beautiful job portraying his character with just enough desperation and angst to keep you enthralled. This is not an overstated or over produced film. It's almost if you are there next to this guy watching real life. The mood of the time and place completely captured. Almost gave me a sense of dread. Very well executed by the actors, writer and director. Check it out. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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