The Last Days of Gomorrah

The Last Days of Gomorrah

1974 · 105 min · ★ 9.0 · Science Fiction

Her only foray into science fiction—about the havoc wrought on society by a television that satisfies every human craving—The Last Days of Gomorrah was a favorite of Sanders-Brahms, who brought feminist politics to the New German Cinema movement of the 1970s. It is a forceful piece of capitalist realism, critiquing working-class alienation and commodity culture.

Directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms · Written by Helma Sanders-Brahms

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