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Decoder (film)
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Muscha
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| cinematography = Johanna Heer
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| studio = Fett Film
| distributor = Freunde der Deutschen Kinemathek
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| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = West Germany
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'Decoder' is a 1984 West German film directed by Muscha. It is a cyberpunk and counter-cultural film roughly based on the writings of William S. Burroughs, who also acts in the film. Bill Rice plays Jaeger ("Hunter"), an agent of the government in charge of suppressing dissidents, while FM Einheit plays a burger shop employee who discovers that by changing the background music from pleasantly calming to industrial "noise" music, he can incite riots and a revolution against the looming power of the government.
'Decoder' was made on a small budget, and was written by Muscha, Klaus Maeck, Volker Schfer, and Trini Trimpop. Nevertheless, the project was able to attract a number of notable people within the countercultural and industrial music "scenes" to perform in it. Actors included Burroughs, Genesis P-Orridge, Christiane Felscherinow, and bands included Soft Cell, Psychic TV, Einstrzende Neubauten, and The The.
The film was considered "oddly forgotten", and for numerous years was not in wide circulation. In 2019, however, the film was re-released on Blu-ray and DVD.
Cast
*F.M. Einheit as F.M.
*Bill Rice as Jaeger
*Christiane F. as Christiana
*Berthold Bell as H-Burger trainer (as Britzhold Baron De Belle)
*Matthias Fuchs as H-Burger manager
*William S. Burroughs as Old Man
*Genesis P-Orridge as High Priest
*Ralf Richter
See also
* 'The Electronic Revolution', by Burroughs
References
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