Desperado City

Desperado City

April 29, 1982

Skoda is the son of a wealthy, overbearing banker and rather than put up with his father to keep a privileged lifestyle, he has chosen to ditch the relationship and drive a taxi for a living. The film follows Skoda on his nightly rides through the city, and though different characters come and go, Skoda meets a kindred spirit in the form of a teenage woman who finds her own home life equally difficult to shoulder. The two young people are gradually attracted to each other, and they end up one night in Skoda's room together. At that moment, the older woman that Skoda had been involved with opens the door and discovers his infidelity. Skoda is living in her house and driving the taxi she gave him -- her commitment was abundantly clear from the beginning. Pushed over the edge, the older woman commits suicide -- and Skoda is blamed for her death by her ex-husband. He swears to avenge her, and the hunt for Skoda begins.

Desperado City

April 29, 1982

Desperado City
Skoda is the son of a wealthy, overbearing banker and rather than put up with his father to keep a privileged lifestyle, he has chosen to ditch the relationship and drive a taxi for a living. The film follows Skoda on his nightly rides through the city, and though different characters come and go, Skoda meets a kindred spirit in the form of a teenage woman who finds her own home life equally difficult to shoulder. The two young people are gradually attracted to each other, and they end up one night in Skoda's room together. At that moment, the older woman that Skoda had been involved with opens the door and discovers his infidelity. Skoda is living in her house and driving the taxi she gave him -- her commitment was abundantly clear from the beginning. Pushed over the edge, the older woman commits suicide -- and Skoda is blamed for her death by her ex-husband. He swears to avenge her, and the hunt for Skoda begins.
Producers
Original title Desperado City
Directors Vadim Glowna
Writers

Cast

Siemen Rühaak

as Skoda

Beate Finckh

as Liane

Vera Tschechowa

as Hilke

Karin Baal

as Eva Buchholz

Vadim Glowna

as Onkel Paul

Witta Pohl

as Lianes Mutter Gertrud

Domenica Niehoff

as Titten-Ilsa

Heinz Domez

as Kurt

Hanno Thurau

as Heinz

Rosemarie Heinikel

as Algerien-Rita

Senta Sommerfeld

as Frau Hölermann