Der Drücker

A grim, claustrophobic descent into exploitative work that leaves you feeling trapped alongside its desperate young protagonist.

Directed by

Uwe Frießner

Genres

Drama, Tv movie

Starring

Andreas Buttler, Heinz Hoenig, Herbert Raule

Overview

Tommy, 22 years old, is broke and in debt, still lives with his parents and is constantly arguing with his father. The young man wants to break out of this life and believes he has finally found the opportunity to do so. A job advertisement promising 400 marks a week seems tailor-made for him. He quickly makes the acquaintance of a pusher column run by Kalle. But Tommy's ideas of a free life are soon nipped in the bud: He works more than 12 hours a day, goes from door to door to sell magazine subscriptions, lives in a filthy shared room, experiences psychological violence. He leads a life like a slave. How can he get out of this hopeless situation?

How it feels

Bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Work, isolation, power, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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