Angst isst Seele auf (2002)

Overview

Shot with striking immediacy by a subjective camera, “Angst isst Seele auf” assumes the point of view of a black actor in Germany dealing with racist abuse as he prepares to appear in a play based on Fassbinder’s film, about the taboo relationship between an older German woman and an Arab man. Sharing the same lead actress (Brigitte Mira), cinematographer (Jürgen Jürges), and editor (Thea Eymèsz) as in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1974 Film “Angst essen Seele auf”, these twin works offer a searing indictment of prejudice within German society.

Featured Cast

Brigitte Mira

Emmi

Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss

Mulu (voice)

Selim Dursun

Hirschke

Michael J. Lieb

Polizist

Samir Osman

Polizist

Boris Ben Siegel

Schauspielleiter (voice)