QRT: Sign, Zombie, Teqno - A Necrologue

A wistful, clear-eyed plunge into a lost Berlin subculture, equal parts vivid nostalgia and quiet grief for a self-destructive friend.

Directed by

Manuel Stettner

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Kurt Leiner, Oskar Roehler, Tom Lamberty

Overview

QRT – a condensed existence of the 90s in Berlin, sleepless and aimless, analyzing the themes of the time. Techno and heroin, heroes and saints, comics and film, philosophy and performance. He turned himself into a subject of radical living, too close, too intense. This documentary approaches QRT’s life and crafts an anecdotal biography through interviews with friends who look back on their shared time up to QRT’s tragic drug-related death in ‘96. Excerpts from his texts, published posthumously by Merve Verlag, are also presented.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, earnest and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Addiction, art, isolation, death

Content

Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.

Note

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