Kamikaze 89(2016)

Name: Kamikaze 89
Director: Wolf Gremm
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: Jun 3, 2016
Cast: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Günther Kaufmann, Boy Gobert, Arnold Marquis

Film Movement

1h 46m
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller

Release Date: Jun 3, 2016

In a totalitarian society of the future, in which the government controls all facets of the press, a homicide detective investigates a string of bombings, and finds out more than he bargained for.

Release Details

Original Release | Jun 3, 2016 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-01-31T13:02:49.182Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$5,613
Total US & Canada:
$22,440
Total Worldwide:
$22,440

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Director & Top Cast

Wolf Gremm
Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Polizeileutnant Jansen

Günther Kaufmann
MK1 Anton

Boy Gobert
Konzernchef

Arnold Marquis
Polizeipräsident

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Mono

Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: West Germany

Language: German,English

Summaries

Storyline

1989, Germany as a future state: the country appears pacified, has no social problems, no air pollution. Alcohol is banned. All power lies with a family-owned corporation that controls the media and the state authorities and thus manages to maintain a semblance of peace for a long time. Until one day the corporation receives a bomb threat and the eccentric policeman Jansen - whose trademark is a leopard suit - comes on the scene. His job is to solve the case. Although he is an alcoholic, he enjoys a reputation as a successful, almost obsessive investigator. Highly motivated, he sets to work and his research quickly leads him straight to the company headquarters. Various clues point to a mole, a perpetrator from within the ranks of the company. The CEO's nephew is the first suspect. Using questionable methods, Jansen is able to prove his innocence, but is unable to save the man from death. Other suspects include a TV presenter, a former employee, the HR manager, who soon also becomes a murder victim, and the management assistant. At first, Jansen doesn't know what to do. He delves deeper and deeper into the abyss of the company and ends up tracking down not only the perpetrator, but also completely different machinations. — Arte In the near future where "the combine" controls television and news, a bomb threat brings super cop Jansen to the combine's headquarters. Nothing happens, but his boss gives him four days to solve the hoax. Odd things occur: on day one there's a murder at the combine; vague references to the combine's enemy, Krysmopompas, appear; the nephew of the combine's boss confesses to the bomb threat, although he didn't do it. Jansen stays focused, interviewing employees who received special awards (printed on the paper used for the bomb threat). Is he onto something big or was the bomb threat just a prank? And what is this 31st floor rumored hidden in the 30-story combine headquarters? —