A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.

• DirectorUli Edel
• Release26 July 1989
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 43m
• Budget?
• Revenue$1,730,005
• Rate
  

  6.542
  107 reviews
• Productions

  Allied Filmmakers, Bavaria Film, Neue Constantin Film