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World on a Wire

1973 · 1 season

A slow, cerebral plunge into paranoia and shifting realities, demanding close attention as it blurs the line between simulation and self.

Genres
Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy, Mystery
Tagline
What world do we live in? Is it real?
Overview
In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.

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Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy, Mystery
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • technology
  • madness
  • conspiracy
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity9
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, sci-fi & fantasy, mystery
Created by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by
Fritz Müller-Scherz, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring
Klaus Löwitsch, Mascha Rabben, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Adrian Hoven, Ivan Desny, Ingrid Caven, Barbara Valentin, Günter Lamprecht
Music
Gottfried Hüngsberg
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 102 min each
Network
Das Erste
Country
Germany
Languages
German, English

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