Terrible acting, awful effects, but totally entertaining in a really weird way. It's funny and tragic and a unique film lovers gem. I knew nothing about the 12 years it took to complete or the micro budget or that it was German. I thought the poor dubbing was just out of sync post-production voice over recording probably due to bad sound or...then I observed that all the actors have horrible teeth and thought, ah, it must be Russian or Polish or ...ultimately German. Gee there recent television shows and movies are so awesome...and this has its own awesomeness but because it's so darn bad.