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Plot

Can anything be bleaker than the shabby slums of Berlin? Yes, argues director Werner Herzog in Stroszek: try Wisconsin sometime. Bruno S.. stars as an ex-mental patient who dreams of the so-called promised land of America. He aligns himself with like-minded prostitute Eva Mattes and elderly, near-senile Clemens Scheitz. Upon their arrival in Wisconsin, the three misfits find that they're just as trapped in Dairy Country as they'd been in Germany--if not more so. The sour and bitter Stroszek earned worldwide critical and commercial acclaim.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
108min.
Theatrical Release Date:
12/16/2000
DVD Release Date:
01/08/2002
Director(s):
Werner Herzog
Starring:
Bruno S. , Eva Mattes , Clemens Scheitz , Wilhelm von Homburg , Burkhardt Driest
Themes:
Unlikely Criminals,Fish Out of Water,Immigrant Life,Culture Clash
Tone:
Affectionate,Bittersweet,Deadpan,Satirical,Wry,Haunting,Elegiac,Understated
Keywords:
American-dream,alcoholism,cross-cultural-relations,culture-clash,immigrant,late-bloomers,love,prostitute/prostitution,slice-of-life,songwriter,traveling
Language:
German