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Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge's heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1974-12-18
Runtime: 86 mins
Director: Alexander Kluge, Edgar Reitz
Writer: Edgar Reitz, Alexander Kluge
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: Drama
Original title: In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
Production Companies: Kairos-Film
Production Countries: Germany