Underplayed Gems

Gods of the Plague (1969)

Gods of the Plague poster
Original title
Götter der Pest
Directed by
Michael Fengler, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genre
drama film, art film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man released from prison tries to reconnect with his old life. He wanders through bars and apartments in a German city, seeing former friends and lovers. The story follows his drift toward crime again.

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What happens

Gods of the Plague (German: Götter der Pest) is a 1970 West German black-and-white drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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