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THE NORTH AMERICAN DISC PREMIERE From writer/director Hark Bohm, co-founder of the ‘70s German New Wave collective Filmverlag der Autoren with Wim Wenders and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, comes this landmark hit about juvenile delinquency and outsider friendship: 13-year-old Uwe – “a magnificent screen debut” (Critic.de) by Bohm’s adopted son Uwe Bohm – lives with his mother and abusive alcoholic father in a Hamburg housing project. But when he discovers that the Asian classmate he’s been bullying – an equally powerful performance by the director’s other adopted son Dschingis Bowakow – has built a raft from scrap wood, they devise a plan to run away together and sail to the North Sea. Marquard Bohm (BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE) co-stars in this “modern day Huckleberry Finn” (Prisma) that Germany’s ratings board tried to prevent young people from seeing, now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over an hour of Special Features and a 40-page booklet featuring stills, news clippings and an essay by DER SAMURAI writer/director Till Kleinert. Special Features for NORTH SEA IS DEATH SEA: Introduction By THE GOLDEN GLOVE Director Fatih Akin Working Class In Wilhelmsburg – Writer/Director Hark Bohm Remembers NORTH SEA IS DEATH SEA Growing Up On Film – Interview With Actor Dschingis Bowakow That's Why I'm Here – Interview With Actress Herma Koehn The Death King Sails The Death Sea – Appreciation By NEKROMANTIK Director Jörg Buttgereit Trailer Booklet Designed By HauntLove Featuring An Essay By Till Kleinert, Director Of DER SAMURAI, And Rare Stills And Promotional Items Feature Specs for NORTH SEA IS DEATH SEA: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Runtime: 85 mins Audio: German 5.1, German Stereo Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Limited Edition Slipcase based on the original poster by Peter Sickert and Dieter Noss Wrap artwork designed by Mirkow Gastow
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North Sea Is Death Sea (1976)
87 min
14-year-old Uwe lives in a suburban Hamburg housing estate. Besides trouble, the boy has not much to expect from his parents. To get his hands on some money, he prizes open vending machines, and to let out his frustration, he beats up "wogs". Among them is Dschingis, his nemesis. But one day, the rivals make peace. They become friends because they realize that they have the same problems and are driven by the same dreams and hopes.