

Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.

Bruno S.
Bruno Stroszek
Lead
Eva Mattes
Eva

Clemens Scheitz
Scheitz

Wilhelm von Homburg
Souteneur

Burkhard Driest
Pimp #2
Clayton Szalpinski
Mechanic
Ely Rodriguez
Mechanic's Assistant
Alfred Edel
Prison Warden
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Werner Herzog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Stroszek is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”