Depressing,darklovedramawiththinstoryline,thatmakesyouwonderwhetherthemakersbelieveinlifeatall.Themaleprotagonistisnstantlyrunninginroblemsandgetsbeatenuptimeandtimeagain,somuchsothatafterawhileIuldnothelplaughing,whichcannothavebeentheintentionofthemakers:theyarevèry,vèryserious.ThecruxofthefilmseemstobeasharpmentonthemoneydrivenGermansociety,inwhichitisimpossibletoshowanyrealaffection;ofursethisuldbeadilemmaofthemakersthemselves:moneyisnottheproblem,butwhatyoudowithit.Notfottenistoincludeanextremerightwingmanwhoseself-proclaimedpurposeinlifeitistofreethestreetofsociallyundesirableelements.Itisallveryheavysymbolismwithnorelief,butitiscertainlywell-madewithascriptthat-asthefilmprogresses-beeslessandlesssurprising.Thetwoactingleadsaregood;finecinematography.(janonderwater)
