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Decoder

  • 19841984
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
937
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Decoder (1984)
HorrorMysterySci-Fi
A burger shop employee discovers that by changing the background music from pleasantly calming to industrial "noise" music, he can incite riots and a revolution against the looming power of ... Read allA burger shop employee discovers that by changing the background music from pleasantly calming to industrial "noise" music, he can incite riots and a revolution against the looming power of the government.A burger shop employee discovers that by changing the background music from pleasantly calming to industrial "noise" music, he can incite riots and a revolution against the looming power of the government.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
937
YOUR RATING
    • Muscha
  • Writers
    • Klaus Maeck(screenplay)
    • Muscha
    • Volker Schäfer
  • Stars
    • FM Einheit
    • William Rice
    • Christiane Felscherinow
    • Muscha
  • Writers
    • Klaus Maeck(screenplay)
    • Muscha
    • Volker Schäfer
  • Stars
    • FM Einheit
    • William Rice
    • Christiane Felscherinow
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    • 7User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    FM Einheit
    • F.M.
    William Rice
    • Jaeger
    Christiane Felscherinow
    • Christiana
    Britzhold Baron De Belle
    • H-Burger Trainer
    Matthias Fuchs
    Matthias Fuchs
    • H-Burger Manager
    William S. Burroughs
    William S. Burroughs
    • Old Man
    Genesis P-Orridge
    Genesis P-Orridge
    • High Priest
    Slim Darko
    • Pirate
    Erwin Lieske
    • Pirate
    Mona Mur
    Mona Mur
    • Pirate
    • (as Sabine Bredy)
    Sigurd Mueller
    • Pirate
    Matthias Wein
    • Pirate
    Peter Zoyt
    • Pirate
    Alexander Hacke
    Alexander Hacke
    • Pirate
    • (as Alexander von Borsig)
    Jeff Moss
    • Pirate
    Bob Bobster
    • Pirate
    Kai Erichson
    • Pirate
    Mark Chung
    • Pirate
    • (as Marc Chung)
      • Muscha
    • Writers
      • Klaus Maeck(screenplay) (story)
      • Muscha
      • Volker Schäfer
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    • Trivia
      The riot footage seen in this film is of actual riots that occurred at the time this movie was being shot.
    • Connections
      Featured in William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      3 Orange Kisses From Kazan
      Matt Johnson, The The

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    8/10
    A Violent Art-House Collage
    Based around a simple premise circling around a burger shop employee who discovers the power of weaponized industrial noise music and its capability of inciting riots against the government in West Germany, Decoder brings together the efforts of multiple underground artists in this rich and enthralling sci-fi hidden cult gem.

    Decoder compensates its lack of technicality (which the film itself is never afraid of exposing) with a great poetic quality present all through the film and with a very inventive dreamlike cinematography focusing especially on lighting, creating haunting scenarios and succeedinñg at delivering a unique vision of a dystopian West Germany that never was but lives within the film's own vision. The particular cast of characters drive the film's themes, along with heavy symbolism and a great soundtrack counting with the likes of Einstürzende Neubauten and Psychic TV, Decoder truly is a cinematic countercultural manifest, which demands more than one viewing in order to catch all of its quirks.

    This is a film that never shies away from presenting its own vision, championing itself above the apparent downturns that could play against an independent film by fully utilizing its resources to its artistic benefit, this film is the definition of a cult classic.
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    • Sep 14, 2019

    FAQ1

    • Is this movie's original language German or English? I'd like to know whether it is a German-language movie with English subtitles or if it's an English-language movie. Thanks in advance!

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1984 (West Germany)
      • West Germany
      • German
      • English
      • Portuguese
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    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production company
      • Fett Film
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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