Angst isst Seele auf

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Brigitte MiraEmmi

Pierre Sanoussi-BlissMulu (voice)

Selim Dursun

Selim DursunHirschke

Michael J. Lieb

Michael J. LiebPolizist

Samir Osman

Samir OsmanPolizist

Boris Ben Siegel

Boris Ben SiegelSchauspielleiter (voice)