"Don't do it yourself" appears to be the message of this picture, which has four puerile people trapped in a stalled skyscraper elevator. Marion (Renee Soutendijk) and Jorg (Gotz George) are lovers about to break apart; Pit (Hannes Jaenicke) is a thieving messenger boy; and Gossmann
(Wolfgang Kieling) is an accountant who, confused about computers, has stolen money for his retirement from his employers. Their reactions and attempts to escape the confines of the elevator cage provide the substance in this social allegory of the times. (In German; English subtitles.)
Released:
1985
Rated:
PG
Length:
90 mins