Storyline
A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director, and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality, which chronologically covers all the important stages from Action-Theater to the director's early death, supplemented with anecdotes.
Cast & Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
Lead
Hanna Schygulla
Self
Irm Hermann
Self
Harry Baer
Self
Hark Bohm
Self
Volker Schlöndorff
Self
Günter Rohrbach
Self
Margit Carstensen
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Annekatrin Hendel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fassbinder is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
