Die Bettwurst

It is love at first sight: elderly secretary Luzi and young, unemployed Dietmar find each other by accident in Rosa von Praunheim’s outrageous genre, social satire.

Cast

Luzi Kryn

as Luzi

Dietmar Kracht

as Dietmar

Steven Adamczewski

as Der Entführer

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