Fucking City

FRG 1982, directed by Lothar Lambert, 89 min, with English subtitles, rated: 16

In this low-budget film, underground director Lothar Lambert explores longings and sexual fantasies that link the main characters – namely, Berlin couple Rüdiger and Helga, their butcher colleague Kurt, and his sister Klara, who is visiting. In a mix of voyeurism, porn flick, and group sex, the film depicts stereotypes and clichés but also questions them. This humorous and provocative look behind the façade of ‘normality’ provides an unvarnished examination of exoticized fantasies and projections about society.

Featuring: Ulrike Schirm, Stefan Menche, Lothar Lambert, Dagmar Beiersdorf, Mustafa Iskandarani, Erika Rabau

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