Underplayed Gems

Unseen (1979)

Unseen poster
Original title
Brennende Langeweile
Directed by
Wolfgang Büld
Genre
drama
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows bored teenagers in Germany as they drift through their days with little direction. It is tied to the punk scene of the late 1970s. Members of The Adverts appear as part of the story.

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What happens

Brennende Langeweile mit dem Untertitel Bored Teenagers ist ein deutscher Spielfilm, der im August und September 1978 unter der Regie von Wolfgang Büld für den Barbara Moorse Workshop im Auftrag des ZDF erstellt wurde und erstmals 1979 in der Reihe Das kleine Fernsehspiel ausgestrahlt wurde. Büld drehte hauptsächlich mit Laiendarstellern. Titel und Drehbuch des Films sind an den Song Bored Teenagers der britischen Punkband The Adverts angelehnt. Die Bandmitglieder T. V. Smith, Gaye Advert, Rod Latter und Howard Pickup und deren Manager Michael Dempsey sind in die Handlung eingebunden und wirken im Film mit. Der Darsteller der Figur Roadent war ehemals Roadie bei The Clash und The Sex Pistols. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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