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B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

If you can remember the 80's, you weren't there!

2015•1h 34m•7.6/10
DocumentaryMusic

Ratings

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7.6/10(47)

The wild West Berlin of the 1980s became the creative melting pot of pop subcultures: music, art and chaos. Before the Iron Curtain fell, anything and everything seemed possible.

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Production

Scenes From, DEF Media, Interzone Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mark Reeder

Mark Reeder

Self

Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld

Self

David Bowie

David Bowie

Self

Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon

Self

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Self

Christiane Felscherinow

Christiane Felscherinow

Self

Gudrun Gut

Gudrun Gut

Self

Keith Haring

Keith Haring

Self

Annette Humpe

Annette Humpe

Self

Martin Kippenberger

Martin Kippenberger

Self

Nena

Nena

Self

Zazie de Paris

Zazie de Paris

Self

Notorische Reflexe

Self

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Self

WestBam

WestBam

Self

Muriel Gray

Muriel Gray

Self

Ben Becker

Ben Becker

Self

Jörg Buttgereit

Jörg Buttgereit

Self

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