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Black Rider (1993)

Schwarzfahrer (original title)
Not Rated | | Short, Comedy | 4 March 1994 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Pepe Danquart

Writer:

Pepe Danquart

Stars:

Senta Moira, Paul Outlaw, Stefan Merki | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Senta Moira Senta Moira ... Old Woman
Paul Outlaw Paul Outlaw ... Black Man
Stefan Merki Stefan Merki ... Biker
Klaus Tilsner Klaus Tilsner ... Controller
Andrea Katzenberger Andrea Katzenberger ... Mother
Mark Tiedemann Mark Tiedemann ... Child
Andreas Schmidt Andreas Schmidt ... Walkman
Mike Traynor Mike Traynor ... Business Man
Gottfried Mischke Gottfried Mischke ... Business Man
Ursula Schlecht Ursula Schlecht ... Business Woman
Ali Atmaca Ali Atmaca ... Teenager
Zozan Atmaca Zozan Atmaca ... Teenager
Erjin Sari Erjin Sari ... Teenager
Ursula Trauvetter Ursula Trauvetter ... Teenager
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Storyline

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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racism | streetcar | black man | berlin germany | old woman | See All (8) »

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Short | Comedy

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Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

4 March 1994 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Black Rider See more »

Filming Locations:

Germany

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Production Co:

Trans-Film See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

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 »

Quotes

[first lines]
Black Man: Is this seat taken?
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Edited into Short Cinema Journal 1:1 (1999) 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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A short about today's Germany with surprises
23 August 2001 | by András – See all my reviews

This movie has everything I expect in a short. Swiftness, beautiful cinematography, good subject matter, great characters, totally surprise and feel-good ending. One of the surprises is that I only found out what the subject was half way into the film. It's well worth seeing.
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