Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration : 121 min
Jonathan Zimmermann, a painter from Hamburg, was diagnosed with leukemia. Ripley, an American art dealer who specializes in forgeries, takesadvantage of this situation to instruct his mafia partner to recruit Zimmermann as a hitman. Zimmermann agrees because it secures his family's financial future. Zimmermann enters a nightmare world full of fraud and double crimes. The story serves as a metaphor for the relationship between American culture (Hollywood) and post-war German culture.The appearances of several Hollywood directors in cameo roles attest to this.
