Roland Klick stands as a singular figure in the last four decades of German cinema—a marginalised auteur whose work defies easy categorization. With Mario Adorf, he created the psychedelic western Deadlock; with Eva Mattes, the gritty milieu-thriller Supermarkt; and with Dennis Hopper, White Star, a morbid farewell to the punk era. Klick’s films were raw, provocative, and uncompromising—popular cinema that didn’t flinch from darkness.

Despite being an outsider within the New German Cinema movement of the 1970s, Klick’s distinctive vision earned him six German Film Awards. Yet for all the accolades, his work slipped into obscurity for decades—overlooked by the very industry that once celebrated him.

Now, with a season dedicated to his most iconic films, a new generation is rediscovering the power of his cinematic voice. Klick’s work remains vital: a disruptive, electric presence in German film history that refuses to be forgotten.