Burning Beds

Burning Beds

★ 7.0IMDb Score
Released:1988-10-30
Duration:83 min
Country:Germany
Director:Pia Frankenberg
Actors:Ian Dury, Pia Frankenberg, Gerhard Garbers, Christiane Carstens, Frances Tomelty
Production:BR, Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg, NDR, Hamburger Filmbüro
Keywords:pyromaniac

Overview:

Harry, a timpanist and pyromaniac, and Ginamove into the same apartment due to Hamburg's housing shortage. This is the beginning of a wonderful enmity, with Harry, who has been tried and tested in marital warfare, and relationship terrorist Gina proving to be quite equal opponents.

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