Peter Fitz

As early as the 1900s, numerous occult and neo-Germanic groups emerged in Germany and Austria, claiming the dominance of the "Aryan race" on the basis of misunderstood legends and symbols. Several Nazi celebrities found additional confirmation for their world view in this.

A small Hungarian town is rocked by the arrival of a travelling attraction: a massive stuffed whale, presented by a mysterious figure known as ‘The Prince’. The resulting unrest upturns the life of Lars Rudolph’s stargazing innocent, newspaper delivery man János.

The filmmaker René Perraudin made five comedic short films with Otto Sander in the leading role and knits them into a feature film.

In Berlin, in the near future, a police detective (Jan Niklas) connects a sudden rash of suicides to advertisements for a holiday club which feature an American model (Jennifer Beals). The club is owned by the sinister Dr M (Alan Bates) and it soon becomes clear that the doctor is experimenting with subliminal mind control. An update of the classic Fritz Lang thriller.