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It is the summer of 1984 in Schmalenstedt, in the middle of Holstein Switzerland, directly on the Baltic Sea. The 17-year-old Malte Ahrens, who calls himself Roddy Dangerblood, lives with his elderly parents in a farmhouse, is trained as a potter and has discovered for himself the punk that has made its way into Schmalenstedt with some delay.
Acting
Cecil von Renner's committed, awkward physicality
Production
Painfully authentic 1984 East German coastal dreariness
Costume
DIY punk aesthetics that scream 'I bought this at a hardware store'

Director
Lars Jessen
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