Alex is devoted to his mother, a firm believer in the Marxist reality that is East Germany. Awakening from an eight month coma brought on by a heart attack, a lot has changed since Alex's mum last viewed the world; the Berlin wall has fallen and Germany is once again one. Warned by the doctors that any great shocks could be fatal, Alex becomes determined that his mother, even if it's within the confines of her own four walls, will continue to observe a communist society unchanged. All these s find out more...

Outrageously good! Jarmusch takes us on 5 different cab rides, all over the world, and at the same time makes us laugh cry and fume. Each is brilliant in its own way, with a mad and hysterically funny ride through Rome complimenting the pathos of redundancy in Helsinki. Destined to be a classic! find out more...