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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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