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This movie makes you understand the 2014 vote which had been forbidden by the Spanish government. Catalunya and the Catalan language had been repressed since the succession war in 1714. During the Franco dictatorship even the use of the Catalan language was forbidden. Things have changed but the Guardia Civil still exists and not only the name is the same as in former times. For the viewer who is not Spanish or Catalan this true story of a 14 year old boy defending the use of his language is really incredible. The movie should be watched especially by young people all over the world to encourage them to fight for democracy and the preserving of their culture. Excellent acting makes the film very enjoyable to watch in spite of the sad story. Everyone who has watched Fènix 11-23 starts understanding that Spain is a union of different states with different cultures and languages.

This quite unknown movie impresses the viewer the longer one watches! Even more than 40 years after the release the idea of powerful computers being able to influence our lives has not yet reached the reality in a way as Fassbinder shows us. The camera settings are fascinating, regarding the actors especially Klaus Löwitsch representing Fred Stiller impresses in his actions. His ability to make the viewer believe the character he represents gives his role as a quite simple looking technical director (though he calls himself scientist) a certain kind of deepness. The female actors represent very much the type of woman of the 1070s as of course the total outfit of the furniture. I was amused that the same curtain with particular circular pattern shown in the movie can be found in our old weekend house. Mascha Rabben as Eva is convincing but not comparable to the acting of Klaus Löwitsch (Stiller). At first I thought a movie of 3 1/2 hours of that kind must be too long, but I would't like to miss one minute of it. The reason for only 8 points is the virtual reality movies are not my favorites.