Dazlak - skinhead
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| Original title | Dazlak - skinhead |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Helke Sander |
| script | Helke Sander and Silvo Lahtela |
| production | Susanne Schlaepfer |
| music | Wolfgang Hamm |
| camera | Eigil Bryld |
| cut | Barbara von Weitershausen |
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Dazlak - Skinhead is a German road movie by Helke Sander from 1997.
action
The smart and cheeky Jenny is out and about in the Rolls-Royce of her film producer, whom she is supposed to transfer to a film and a wedding. When she got lost at night, she found a wrecked car in the ditch and rescued a skinhead there . Although this demolishes her front light, she drives him to a hospital. He bleeds and vomits into the car. The police won't let you drive with the broken front light, and the skinhead has also been released in the meantime. The next morning she visits the skinhead in a trailer park and threatens to sue him for 50,000 DM to accompany her to the film shoot. She was fired and needs the skinhead to prove her innocence.
After the car was pelted by two punks and they rested briefly, they take the hitchhiking Black Kola with them, who, however, cannot cope with the tense atmosphere and wants to get off at the next rest stop. When the skinhead gets into an argument with young people of Turkish origin, Kola helps the skinhead at Jenny's insistence and the two become friends on the journey. According to one of the young people's comments, he gave the skinhead the nickname “Dazlak” ( Turkish for “skinhead”). On the further trip it emerges that Kola is actually studying astrophysics , while “Dazlak” works as a pastry chef and sees himself as a working class skinhead and not as a bonehead . In addition, the accident was not due to his alcohol consumption, but rather to avoiding a deer. The film shoot for which the Rolls-Royce is needed is, by the way, softcore porn . Arriving on the set, Jenny discovers that the producer of the film is not even there and that she should drive the car back. The two fellow travelers are quickly recruited as porn actors ; However, when the director caught the eye of “Dazlak's” swastika ring , there was a mass beating . When the catering is done, however, everyone gets along again and the porn can be shot again.
On the way back, the three travelers collide with a driverless motorcycle and pull a long-haired young man out of the ditch, who had obviously fallen and is now injured. On the way to the hospital, the young man dredges Jenny. As they exit, the four run into a group of pimps . The police arrive, but Kola and Jenny try to prevent the group from being arrested. In the end, however, everyone is sitting in the police vehicle and is amused by the police officer's strange swallowing noises. "Dazlak" puts her arm around Jenny.
background
According to producer Susanne Schlaepfer, the film aims to break down prejudices against different groups. The film was financed with the support of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation and the Film-Fernseh-Fond Bayern. The shooting took place mainly in Wunsiedel and Marktredwitz ( Franconia ). The shooting caused a lot of hype at the locations, but the crew managed to shoot 17 days. The screenplay was written by director Helke Sander and her son Silvo Lahtela .
The “ right-wing rock ” music from “Dazlak” comes from the debut album of the Berlin band Troopers , which, however, has nothing to do with right- wing ideas.
The film was broadcast on ARD in 1998 and then stayed in the archives for 10 years. A DVD version of the film was released in 2007 by the Sunny Bastards label, which has mainly subculture- relevant fiction films in its program , but also documentaries .
Reviews
““ Dazlak ”is unique. This film is something extraordinary for its time. I have never seen a film that deals with the subject of skinheads as openly and easily as “Dazlak”. Prejudices are used to hold the mirror up to the viewer very directly. Dialogues like Jenny: “You speak German pretty well.” Kola: “That's normal in Wiesbaden .” Can be found again and again. The petty bourgeoisie gets his fat off here, punk too, even the skinheads themselves. Because “Dazlak” is by no means presented in a smart way. It is superficial. Brutal, narrow-minded and just dull, how many skinheads - no matter what color - are unfortunately far too often. He has his problems and you can tell. But it always shimmers through that something slumbers in him that needs to be discovered. And Jenny seems to manage more and more in the course of the film. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Susanne Schlaepfer in the DVD booklet
Web links
- Dazlak - Skinhead in the Internet Movie Database (English)