Fraktus

Fraktus (Fraktus – Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte), 2012

Germany, Blu-ray, Color, 92’, German/ English/ Spanish

Director:Lars Jessen

Cast:Devid Striesow, Heinz Strunk, Rocko Schamoni, Jacques Palminger

Directed by Lars Jessen, “Fraktus” draws on Rob Reiner’s famous mockumentary “This is Spinal Tap” and is on its way to becoming a cult movie itself. Have you ever heard of the German band Fraktus formed in the early 80s? Probably not. But from Westbam to Scooter, and from Blixa Bargeld to Dieter Meier, many famous musicians point to the importance of Fraktus. According to some music critics, withoutthis avant-garde electro-pop band, techno would never have seen the light of day … But because of a fire that broke out during a gig and conflicts within the band Fraktus broke upand was soon forgotten… Yet their not-so-successful music manager Roger Dettner is determined to earn them back their former reputation. Accompanied by a film crew he tracks down the band members and tries to persuade them to get back together. A digitally remastered best-of album of the band’s “old recordings” released when the film first came out, video clips “from the 80s” uploaded to YouTube, and a concert tour all contributed to turning Fraktus into a phenomenon. This music ‘documentary,’ which includes Fatih Akın among its producers, is one of this year’s most entertaining movies.