A taxi driver in Berlin refuses to give up his horse and switch to motor transport..

Is Die letzte Droschke von Berlin worth your time today? Short answer: Yes, but only if you are willing to trade the speed of modern cinema for the soul-crushing weight of historical realism. This film is for the viewer who finds beauty in the decay of old systems and the silent heartbreak of the working class. It is a...

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"Is Die letzte Droschke von Berlin worth your time today? Short answer: Yes, but only if you are willing to trade the speed of modern cinema for the soul-crushing weight of historical realism. This film is for the viewer who finds beauty in the decay of old systems and the silent heartbreak of the working class. It is absolutely not for those seeking the escapist glamor often associated with the roaring twenties; this is the soot-covered reality of the era. The Direct Verdict 1) This film works b..."
Rudolf Strauß, Leo Heller
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