Kamikaze 1989 (1982)

Directed by

Wolf Gremm

Genre

cyberpunk, science fiction film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

12

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective in a near-future West Germany investigates a series of bombings. The trail leads him into a conspiracy involving a powerful media corporation.

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What happens

Kamikaze 1989 is a 1982 West German cyberpunk thriller film co-written and directed by Wolf Gremm, based on the 1964 novel Murder on the Thirty-First Floor by Per Wahlöö. It stars Rainer Werner Fassbinder as a detective investigating a string of bombings that lead to a corporate media conspiracy. The soundtrack was composed by Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese. After being nominated for the grand prize at the 1983 Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival, the film earned a Critics' Award special mention at the 1984 Fantasporto festival, where it was also nominated for the International Fantasy Film prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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