The Story:
In the gritty underbelly of 1980s Berlin-Kreuzberg, six unteachable teenage outcasts—Fetzer (Ernst Stötzner), the sadistic leader; Angel (Gregor Hansen), the eccentric slim youth; Vollmond (Udo Samel), the stocky silent fury; Pickel (Stefan Reck), scarred by acne; Koloss (Jean-Paul Raths), the punk with wild yellow-and-black hair; and Kebab (Tayfun Bademsoy), the destructive Turkish teen—barricade themselves in a graffiti-riddled classroom, awaiting yet another doomed teacher they’ve scared off before.
As boredom festers into rage, the boys turn the tables in twisted “self-teaching” sessions, each unleashing raw lectures on personal demons, societal scorn, and pent-up hatreds that peel back layers of trauma and frustration, building to an explosive confrontation where fists fly in a desperate cry of grief and despair.
Directed by Peter Stein, this unflinching 1983 drama pulses with authentic Berlin slang and claustrophobic tension, a nihilistic mirror to urban violence and the shattered dreams of youth adrift in a system that fails them—dare you witness the class enemy’s rebellion?
