F.M. Einheit Movies

This tense German drama concerns Jan (Steffan Wink), a law student who works in his spare time as an assistant for a judge. One night, he tells his girlfriend Christine (Jule Ronstedt) that he no longer loves her and storms out, ending up in a park. He hears a woman scream and moments later discovers a corpse in the bushes. Jan immediately tries to call the police, but he's interrupted by a man named Tony (Fatih Akin) who is panicky, covered in blood, insists he can explain everything -- and will kill himself if Jan doesn't give him five minutes to tell his side of the story. Jan ends up spending most of the night listening to Tony's convoluted story as he's guided from one part of the city to another. Meanwhile, Christine hits the streets looking for Jan and is given a ride by Kraus (Axel Milberg), a middle-aged man who isn't happy with his marriage and is looking for love (or whatever is available) from Christine. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

In this documentary originally commissioned by the German WDR TV's architecture division, the career of industrial innovators Einstürzende Neubauten is explored from their beginnings in an autobahn fly-over hole in Berlin to their later status as some of the most daring musicians to emerge from the early-'80s avant-garde music scene. With rare footage, interviews, and concert performance footage combining to offer a detailed history of the band as they attempt to shake the moribund music industry back to life, and footage of the band's theatrical collaborations with such artists as Peter Zadek and Heiner Müller showcasing the band's determination to break down music barriers, this career retrospective leaves no stones unturned in exploring every aspect of Einstürzende Neubauten's daring and enduring works. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide