West Germany 1988, 75 min, Dir: Jörg Buttgereit
German with subtitles
Potentially rated R

 

A street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a full corpse for him and his wife to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that his wife prefers the corpse over him.

 

The film has been considered frequently controversial, is banned in a number of countries, and has become a cult film over the years due to its transgressive subject matter and audacious imagery.

 

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