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Veronika Voss
GERMANY · 1982

Veronika Voss

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
drug addiction celebrity decline corruption post-war Germany redemption through love
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Synopsis

In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.

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