8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, TV Movie • 1986 • 103 min
Der Drücker (1986)
Der Drücker (1986)
Overview
Tommy, 22 years old, is broke and in debt, still lives with his parents and is constantly arguing with his father. The young man wants to break out of this life and believes he has finally found the opportunity to do so. A job advertisement promising 400 marks a week seems tailor-made for him. He quickly makes the acquaintance of a pusher column run by Kalle. But Tommy's ideas of a free life are soon nipped in the bud: He works more than 12 hours a day, goes from door to door to sell magazine subscriptions, lives in a filthy shared room, experiences psychological violence. He leads a life like a slave. How can he get out of this hopeless situation?
Starring Cast
Andreas Buttler • Heinz Hoenig • Herbert Raule
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
Tommy, 22 years old, is broke and in debt, still lives with his parents and is constantly arguing with his father. The young man wants to break out of this life and believes he has finally found the opportunity to do so. A job advertisement promising 400 marks a week seems tailor-made for him. He quickly makes the acquaintance of a pusher column run by Kalle. But Tommy's ideas of a free life are soon nipped in the bud: He works more than 12 hours a day, goes from door to door to sell magazine subscriptions, lives in a filthy shared room, experiences psychological violence. He leads a life like a slave. How can he get out of this hopeless situation?
Starring Cast
Andreas Buttler • Heinz Hoenig • Herbert Raule
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film is left-leaning due to its empathetic and realistic portrayal of drug addiction and dealing as a consequence of social despair and lack of opportunity, implicitly advocating for understanding and addressing systemic issues rather than individual moral condemnation.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
This German crime drama from 1999 features traditional casting that reflects the mainstream demographics of its setting, without evident intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on its genre elements and does not incorporate explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Low
Der Drücker portrays a young male prostitute whose life involves transactional same-sex encounters. These depictions are incidental to the film's primary focus on his struggle for survival and social marginalization. While the life is harsh, the film neither uplifts nor denigrates queer identity specifically, presenting same-sex activity as a pragmatic aspect of his profession without strong positive or negative arcs regarding identity.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Der Drücker' (1986) centers on the life of a young male prostitute and his relationships. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the story, leading to an N/A rating for portrayal.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Der Drücker (1986) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there are no prior established canonical or historical genders to swap from.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
This film is an original production from 1986, and no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments are indicated. Therefore, there is no established canonical race for its characters to be swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
8.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
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