Berlin Alexanderplatz
The Punishment Begins
Season 1 Episode 1
October 12, 1980 60m Not Rated
In 1928 Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released after serving four years in Tegel prison for killing his girlfriend Ida. After settling into his old apartment he visits Minna, Ida’s sister. Minna succumbs to his forceful advances. In a flashback we see Franz kill Ida with a cream whip after suspecting she was going to leave him. Franz later runs into his old friend Meck and has a drink with him in Max’s bar, a local place. There he meets a young Polish woman named Lina who moves in with him.
Directed By
Rainer Werner FassbinderWritten By
Rainer Werner FassbinderWatch on these services
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