Es is zum scheissn
“"Vienna, you dead city" was more than just a slogan on a leather jacket.”
Synopsis
The Austrian Kreisky government enforced a policy of full employment, it was not allowed to set foot on the lawn in Vienna's Burggarten, the city and the minds of the people are grey. In a nutshell: es is zum Scheissn! The Kronen Zeitung speaks the mind of the philistine bourgeoisie and tells about "drug abuse, duck murders and sex orgies", the city government reluctantly provides a youth center only to evict it subsequently, a former Nazi becomes president and Vienna is burning because of the Opera Ball demonstrations. Punk in Vienna was not different than punk anywhere else. And yet, it was. "Scheiss Kieberei" instead of ACAB, Dead Nittels instead of California über alles, "Nazis raus" by Extrem on the same compilation as "We're gonna fight" by 7 Seconds. And anyway, the band names: Chuzpe, Schund, Pöbel. The outcast kids of Helmut Qualtinger tell their own story.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Thomas Reitmayer
- Screenplay & Story
- Thomas Reitmayer
- Original Title
- Es is zum scheissn
- Country of Origin
- Austria
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
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Thomas Reitmayer
Thomas Reitmayer
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What is Es is zum scheissn about?
The Austrian Kreisky government enforced a policy of full employment, it was not allowed to set foot on the lawn in Vienna's Burggarten, the city and the minds of the people are grey. In a nutshell: es is zum Scheissn! The Kronen Zeitung speaks the mind of the philistine bourgeoisie and tells about "drug abuse, duck murders and sex orgies", the city government reluctantly provides a youth center only to evict it subsequently, a former Nazi becomes president and Vienna is burning because of the Opera Ball demonstrations. Punk in Vienna was not different than punk anywhere else. And yet, it was. "Scheiss Kieberei" instead of ACAB, Dead Nittels instead of California über alles, "Nazis raus" by Extrem on the same compilation as "We're gonna fight" by 7 Seconds. And anyway, the band names: Chuzpe, Schund, Pöbel. The outcast kids of Helmut Qualtinger tell their own story.
Who directed Es is zum scheissn?
Es is zum scheissn was directed by Thomas Reitmayer.
Who stars in Es is zum scheissn?
The principal cast of Es is zum scheissn includes Erwin Bösling, Harald Rau, Martin Biro, Mickey Kodak, Ilse E. Hoffmann.
When was Es is zum scheissn released and how long is it?
Es is zum scheissn was released in 2020 with a total runtime of 1h 14m.