A young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a streetcar, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally exacts his revenge.
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Senta Moira | ... | Old Woman |
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Paul Outlaw | ... | Black Man |
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Stefan Merki | ... | Biker |
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Klaus Tilsner | ... | Controller |
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Andrea Katzenberger | ... | Mother |
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Mark Tiedemann | ... | Child |
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Andreas Schmidt | ... | Walkman |
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Mike Traynor | ... | Business Man |
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Gottfried Mischke | ... | Business Man |
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Ursula Schlecht | ... | Business Woman |
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Ali Atmaca | ... | Teenager |
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Zozan Atmaca | ... | Teenager |
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Erjin Sari | ... | Teenager |
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Ursula Trauvetter | ... | Teenager |
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An ordinary morning commute on a tram in Berlin will become the setting of an unforeseen racial abuse when, out of the blue, a seemingly kind and sweet old lady launches an all-out attack on the poor black guy who sits next to her. Spewing hatred about stereotypes and the usual favourite topics of immigration, unemployment and the overall white supremacy, this ugly scene of verbal violence which takes place before an uninvolving and deafeningly silent group of commuters, will highlight society's numbness, desensitisation, and silent concurrence to all things violent. However, much to the lady's surprise, the black commuter still hasn't said his last word yet. Written by Nick Riganas
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Country:
GermanyLanguage:
GermanRelease Date:
4 March 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Black Rider See more »Filming Locations:
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Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Written by Paul Outlaw, Rainer Frey and Horst Neff
Performed by Snow Blind Twilight Ferries
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This short film is inspired from a Norwegian commercial promoting the monthly ticket available from Oslo's public transport system written by Lasse Åberg, a Swedish comedian. Åberg also got inspiration from the urban legend "The Eaten Ticket" that first appeared in Denmark in the 1980's and soon spread to neighboring countries. See more »Soundtracks
"Keep All the Sunshine (Locked Up)Written by Paul Outlaw, Rainer Frey and Horst Neff
Performed by Snow Blind Twilight Ferries
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Pepe Danquart's Oscar-winning "Schwarzfahrer" is a look not only at racism, but at its subtlety. The old woman who rants against immigrants is odious enough, but more important is that no one challenges her. To be certain, her rant sounds like what we still hear from these losers, or from politicians looking to score votes. I immediately saw a link between the old woman's "blacks carry AIDS" and Donald Trump's "Mexicans bring drugs".
It would be easy to say that due to Germany's history, it has no choice but to make movies like this. In reality this should apply to every country. Racism exists everywhere. And as Billy Bragg said, racism must always get challenged. After all, no one is born racist.
Definitely see the movie.