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Kamikaze '89

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A police detective (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) in 1989 Germany investigates a bomb threat at a high-tech high-rise.

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Adam Sternbergh New York Magazine/Vulture Jun 2, 2016
It's completely bonkers and entirely charming. Go to Full Review
Melissa Anderson Village Voice May 31, 2016
When the increasingly knotty conspiracy plot that motors Kamikaze '89 grows too unintelligible or dull, Gremm has the good sense to cut to the film's greatest set piece ... Go to Full Review
Lee Jutton Film Inquiry Nov 20, 2017
The combination of dazzlingly detailed production design and Fassbinder's final performance make it hard to tears one's eyes away from the spectacle that is Kamikaze 1989. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Jan 13, 2017
The mystery is silly and confusing but the film is entertaining, with Fassbinder dressed in a leopard-print suit and playing racketball in a police disco in his off hours. Go to Full Review
Mark Asch Brooklyn Magazine Nov 9, 2016
The production design... is jaw-dropping for the full 100-odd minutes. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aug 18, 2014
B-
The result is a humorless film, even if meant to be a riot. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Wolf Gremm

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Polizeileutnant Jansen

Günther Kaufmann

Anton

Boy Gobert

Konzernchef

Arnold Marquis

Polizeipräsident

Richy Müller

Neffe

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Kamikaze '89

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Kamikaze '89

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Movie Info

Synopsis A police detective (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) in 1989 Germany investigates a bomb threat at a high-tech high-rise.
Director
Wolf Gremm
Producer
Regina Ziegler
Screenwriter
Robert Katz, Wolf Gremm
Production Co
Oase Film Essen, Trio Film, Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.7K
Runtime
1h 46m
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