Stroszek
1977 · Movie · NR · 108 min · ★ 7.3 · 90% critics
After leaving prison and trying to stay sober, a down-on-his-luck street musician scrapes by and forms an unlikely bond with a struggling woman and an eccentric older neighbor. Hoping for a fresh start, the trio leaves Germany for rural Wisconsin, chasing the promise of a better life while facing poverty, isolation, and the everyday absurdities that follow them.
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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-05-20
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (300 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bleak, darkly funny look at outsiders chasing the American Dream, with odd detours and uneasy laughs; Not for you if you need likable characters or an upbeat, plot-driven ride like Woyzeck.
Pros: darkly funny absurd moments; raw, humane character focus; memorable oddball tone | Cons: relentlessly grim mood; emotionally distant at times; meandering vignette structure
Themes
- new york city
- van
- prostitute
- unexpected happiness
- release from prison
- wisconsin
- american dream
- accordion
- road trip
- debt
- break-up
- alcoholic
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Bruno S.
as Bruno Stroszek
Eva Mattes
as Eva
Clemens Scheitz
as Scheitz
Wilhelm von Homburg
as Souteneur
Burkhard Driest
as Pimp #2
- CS
Clayton Szalpinski
as Mechanic
- ER
Ely Rodriguez
as Mechanic's Assistant
- AE
Alfred Edel
as Prison Warden
- SM
Scott McKain
as Bank Teller
- PB
Pitt Bedewitz
as Pimp #3
Directed by Werner Herzog