TV Lies

Original title: Free Rainer

20072007
K-15K-15
2h 10m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

Frustrated, because he is forced to produce bad TV-shows, a manager of a TV-station, enters the station and manipulates the ratings, to initiate a TV-revolution.Frustrated, because he is forced to produce bad TV-shows, a manager of a TV-station, enters the station and manipulates the ratings, to initiate a TV-revolution.Frustrated, because he is forced to produce bad TV-shows, a manager of a TV-station, enters the station and manipulates the ratings, to initiate a TV-revolution.

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

4.6K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Hans Weingartner
Writers
- Katharina Held
- Hans Weingartner
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations

Trivia
According to an interview, the GfK (Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung, Society for Consumer Research), replaced in the movie by the IMA, enjoyed watching the film but explained, that the situation could not be realized in real life.

Goofs
When Rainer's nose is bleeding he is holding his head back the whole time, which shouldn't be done as the blood would go down into the lounges. Instead he should have to lean forward and hold his nose at this situation.

Quotes
Rainer Kuhhirt: Nobody out there is as stupid as the shows that we produce.
Maiwald: BUt then I'M wondering, who is buying these Britney Spears CDs.

Connections
Features 60 Minutes (1968)

Soundtracks
Anger
Performed by Downset

User reviews19

Review

Featured review

9/10

Original and funny

This film created quite some controversy. It really depends on how you see it. You shouldn't take it as a drama, that's for sure.

I just loved it! It has a great sense of humor. Many really dark humored scenes that made me laugh out aloud, just like the rest of the audience in the cinema I was in.

Some bourgeois critics didn't like it, but that for me is only a sign of the narrow mindedness of todays film critics. The film just doesn't follow any of today's rules of art-house cinema. Which is what made it such an refreshing experience to watch for me.

A crazy, wild piece of cinema with a strong political message. I liked it much more than "The Edukators", because it's more honest in a sense that it doesn't camouflage it's intent, and also because it's much more satirical.

Definitely fun to watch, positively a must-see.

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