In the final days of the Weimar Republic, Franz Biberkopf, trying to rebuild the life he left behind behind the cold walls of prison, finds himself in the dark streets of Berlin. This harrowing drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder follows the journey of a man struggling to survive in the city’s labyrinth of poverty and crime. Caught between crime and passion amid the harsh winds of the streets, Franz is crushed by the gears of a shifting economic order and ruthless human nature. The city’s underworld weaves the canvas of this tragic story, with a new dead end at every turn.