Die dritte Generation (1979)

Colourful farce centring on a group of bourgeois self-styled terrorists.
Against the dystopian backdrop of West Berlin, a group of bourgeois activists style themselves as terrorists, although they lack any real political motivation. Unwittingly, they play into the hands of capitalists who, in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s view, use terrorism to justify repression and safeguard their own interests.
1979 Federal Republic of Germany
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Featuring
Volker Spengler, Bulle Ogier, Hanna Schygulla
Running time
110 minutes