This film essentially takes place in the future with Germany having become a type of paradise where there is no unemployment and all of the citizens appear to be extremely content. Of course, the fact that most of the people there are drugged and the government controls the press has a lot to do with this state of affairs but even so things appear to be quite good for everyone. Yet in spite of these positive developments there exists a small rebellious faction which is cause for government concern so when a bomb threat is called in to the corporate press headquarters known as "the Combine" a special investigator by the name of "Polizeileutnant Jansen" (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) is assigned to the case and given just four days to find the culprit. Making matters even more difficult for him is the fact that--not only does he have to navigate through the bureaucracy of the Combine--but it also appears that his main assistant "MK1 Anton" (Gunther Kaufmann) seems to have his own special agenda as well. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a rather bizarre low-budget film which-despite its inherent flaws-kept my attention pretty much from start to finish. That being said, I don't necessarily recommend this movie to most viewers as it has a cult-like quality to it but even so it still managed to pass the time fairly well and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Review of Kamikaze 89
