Kamikaze 89
Critic's Choice Spotlight: Glenn Kenny • Classics, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Crime
In his final acting role, legendary auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder (clad in an iconic leopard skin suit) stars as hardboiled detective Jansen. In a neon-drenched futuristic dystopia ruled by a multimedia conglomerate called The Combine, Jansen is sent on a labyrinthine investigation when their headquarters is threatened with mass destruction by a phantom bomber. This essential cult classic features an hypnotic electronic score by Tangerine Dream's Edward Froese as well as gleefully mind-bending production design.
DIRECTED BY WOLF GREMM
GERMANY | 1982 | GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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