QRT: Zeichen, Zombie, Teqno - Ein Nekrolog
QRT (1965 - 1996) was a Berlin personality from the 1990s. At the intersection between punk and techno, philosophy and art, heroin and excess. Coming from a wealthy family in Konstanz, he explored Berlin's subcultures until his overdose in 1996, at the age of 31. The film presents an anecdotal biography through six interviews with his companions. These are interspersed with archive footage of him and his works. QRT's intelligence was outstanding, as was his creative drive. In his short life, he created numerous paintings and comics, and thousands of pages of text. A collection of these was published posthumously by Merve Verlag, and excerpts from it appear in the film. The film is a necrologue that brings the undead protagonist back to our time as a zombie.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Released
- 2024
Details
Release year: 2024
Storyline
QRT (1965 - 1996) was a Berlin personality from the 1990s. At the intersection between punk and techno, philosophy and art, heroin and excess. Coming from a wealthy family in Konstanz, he explored Berlin's subcultures until his overdose in 1996, at the age of 31. The film presents an anecdotal biography through six interviews with his companions. These are interspersed with archive footage of him and his works. QRT's intelligence was outstanding, as was his creative drive. In his short life, he created numerous paintings and comics, and thousands of pages of text. A collection of these was published posthumously by Merve Verlag, and excerpts from it appear in the film. The film is a necrologue that brings the undead protagonist back to our time as a zombie.
Top credits
- Barbara Gütinger — Self
- Krypton — Self
- Tom Lamberty — Self
- Kurt Leiner — QRT