Mutter Küsters Fahrt Zum Himmel, Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Germany, Colour, 1975, Color, 120’

Emma Küsters, a housewife, shares her modest flat with her son and daughter-in-law. One day, on the radio, the family hears that the father, a factory worker, has committed suicide after killing the boss’s son. A cruel satire of German society and the Left.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Technical sheet

  • Original version:
    German
  • Subtitles:
    French
  • Script:
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Kurt Raab
  • Photography:
    Michael Ballhaus
  • Editing:
    Thea Eymèsz
  • Sound:
    Wolfgang Hoffmann
  • Cast:
    Brigitte Mira, Margit Carstensen, Irm Hermann, Gottfried John, Ingrid Caven
  • Production:
    Christian Hohoff (Tango-Film)