THE GOALIE’S ANXIETY AT THE PENALTY KICK

Directed by Wim Wenders

Synopsis

The goalkeeper Josef Bloch (Arthur Brauss) is sent off after committing a foul during an away game. This causes him to completely lose his bearings. He wanders aimlessly through the unfamiliar town, spends the night with the box-office attendant of a movie theater (Erika Pluhar), and strangles her the next morning. But instead of turning himself in or fleeing, Bloch then goes to his ex-girlfriend’s (Kai Fischer) place in the country and passively waits there for the police to come and arrest him.

Cast

Arthur Brauss, Kai Fischer, Erika Pluhar

Crew

Production – Produktion 1 im Filmverlag der Autoren (München), Österreichische Telefilm AG (Wien)
Director – Wim Wenders
Producers – Thomas Schamoni, Peter Genée, Wim Wenders
Screenplay – Wim Wenders, based on the novel of the same title from Peter Handke
Director of Photography – Robby Müller
Editor – Peter Przygodda
Sound – Rainer Lorenz, Martin Müller