Ulrike's Brain
Synopsis
Referencing sixties B-movies like THEY SAVED HITLER’S BRAIN and THE BRAIN THAT WOULD NOT DIE, ULRIKE’S BRAIN finds Doctor Julia Feifer (Susanne Sachsse) arriving at an academic conference with an organ box. Inside the box: the brain of Ulrike Meinhof, which was saved by the authorities along with the brains of the three other leaders of the RAF after their deaths in Stammheim prison. Doctor Feifer can communicate telepathically with Ulrike’s brain, which is directing her to lead a new feminist revolution. To that end, she is searching for the ideal female body to transplant Ulrike’s brain into. At the same time, her arch-rival, Detlev Schlesinger, an extreme right-wing ideologue, arrives at the conference with the ashes of Michael Kühnen, the former German neo-Nazi leader and infamous homosexual who died of AIDS in 1989. When the two Frankenstein’s monsters of the extreme left and the extreme right meet, chaos ensues.
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Type: Trailer • Published 2017-05-05
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Bruce LaBruce
- Screenplay & Story
- Bruce LaBruce
- Original Title
- Ulrike's Brain
- Country of Origin
- Canada, Germany
- Spoken Languages
- English, German
- Runtime
- 55m
- Production Studios
- Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce, Jürgen Brüning
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Bruce LaBruce
Director
Bruce LaBruce
Producer
Jürgen Brüning
Producer
Bruce LaBruce
Writer
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What is Ulrike's Brain about?
Referencing sixties B-movies like THEY SAVED HITLER’S BRAIN and THE BRAIN THAT WOULD NOT DIE, ULRIKE’S BRAIN finds Doctor Julia Feifer (Susanne Sachsse) arriving at an academic conference with an organ box. Inside the box: the brain of Ulrike Meinhof, which was saved by the authorities along with the brains of the three other leaders of the RAF after their deaths in Stammheim prison. Doctor Feifer can communicate telepathically with Ulrike’s brain, which is directing her to lead a new feminist revolution. To that end, she is searching for the ideal female body to transplant Ulrike’s brain into. At the same time, her arch-rival, Detlev Schlesinger, an extreme right-wing ideologue, arrives at the conference with the ashes of Michael Kühnen, the former German neo-Nazi leader and infamous homosexual who died of AIDS in 1989. When the two Frankenstein’s monsters of the extreme left and the extreme right meet, chaos ensues.
Who directed Ulrike's Brain?
Ulrike's Brain was directed by Bruce LaBruce.
Who stars in Ulrike's Brain?
The principal cast of Ulrike's Brain includes Gertrud Stammheim, Susanne Sachße, Jonathan B. Johnson, Saskia Timm, Stefan Sandrock.
When was Ulrike's Brain released and how long is it?
Ulrike's Brain was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 55m.