Decoder

A government agent (Bill Rice) tasked with suppressing dissent finds his efforts disrupted when a musician (F.M. Einheit of Einstürzende Neubauten) discovers that replacing the calming background music at a burger shop with abrasive industrial music can spark riots in this undersung surrealist thriller by German punk guitarist turned director Muscha. Co-starring Beat icon William S. Burroughs, Genesis P-Orridge, and Christiane Felscherinow—the actress and musician whose memoir of teenage drug use inspired the film Christiane F.—this moody feature blends New Wave visuals, industrial aesthetics, fast-food satire, real-life protest chaos, a sci-fi mindset worthy of Philip K. Dick, vaporwavey liminal space, and moments of shocking violence.