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IMDb rating 6.9
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Critic Noel Murray
rated 7

Berlin Alexanderplatz's relentless pessimism will captivate those who share Fassbinder's worldview, and likely drain the goodwill of those who don't. Regardless, it's an admirable feat of sustained despondency.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Fredrik Sahlin
rated 8

Regissören Burhan Qurbani har lyckats i det till synes omöjliga att transportera detta solkiga epos, som är så hårt förknippat med Weimarrepublikens undergång och nazismens födelse, till levande nutid.

Read full review at Svt Kulturnyheterna
Critic Mimi Dahlén
rated 8

Filmen riktar sig inte till en specifik publik utan till alla som har slående ett hjärta.

Read full review at Filmtopp
Critic Kim Skotte
rated 7

Skuespilleren Welet Bunque slipper absolut hæderligt fra hovedrollen, men det er Albrecht Schucht som Franz’ nemesis Reinhold, der løber med filmen.

Read full review at Politiken
Critic Kerstin Gezelius
rated 8

Qurbani har valt en annan väg och hittat ett annat centrum, som han borrar sig in i tills det blir vårt: främlingens.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Katrine Sommer Boysen
rated 8

...et højstemt melodrama, hvor æstetikken fortæller mindst lige så meget som dialog og plot.

Read full review at Jyllands-Posten
Critic Niels Jakob Kyhl Jørgensen
rated 5

Filmatisering af Alfred Döblins roman er en indigneret fortælling om de hvides magt over sorte...

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko
Critic Jake Bolin
rated 8

...en lyckad nutidsanpassning som varken solkar ned eller gör anspråk på att överträffa arvet efter Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Burhan Qurbani
Director
Joachim Król
As Pums
Jella Haase
As Mieze
Welket Bungué
As Francis
Albrecht Schuch
As Reinhold

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Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020) is a gritty, pulse-pounding thriller that delves into the dark underbelly of modern-day Berlin. The film follows Francis, a young refugee from Guinea-Bissau, as he navigates the treacherous landscape of the city's criminal underworld. Befriended by Reinhold, a charismatic but ruthless drug dealer, Francis is drawn into a world of drugs, prostitution, and violence. As he becomes embroiled in Reinhold's dangerous schemes, Francis finds himself torn between his desire for a better life and his loyalty to his new friend. With its raw, unflinching portrayal of the struggles faced by immigrants and outsiders in contemporary Germany, Berlin Alexanderplatz is a powerful and thought-provoking tale of survival, loyalty, and redemption.

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