Yuppie ego meets existential crisis in 80s Berlin — ad man discovers he's the human equivalent of a loading screen.
An advertising man, young, casual and a yuppie, stands up his girlfriend and suddenly finds himself relegated to the role of the fifth wheel, which seriously questions his self-esteem.
Acting
Ochsenknecht's physical comedy of masculine desperation.
Production
Berlin nightlife as character — neon, sweat, and pretension.
Director
Urs Odermatt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the peak of West Berlin's 'Neue Wilden' era, capturing a city obsessed with image over substance. The advertising industry itself becomes the joke.
Director Odermatt allegedly cast real ad executives as extras to heighten the authenticity of the yuppie hellscape.
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