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Precautions Against Fanatics

1969 · 12 min Comedy
5.7 / 10 · TMDB

The film features several horse trainers and other track workers talking about their roles at the track, always eventually interrupted by an older man who claims to be the true authority, and demands that they be thrown out. One recurring young man, the first to appear, claims that he protects the horses from enthusiastic racing fans. He does not appear to be employed by the track, but seems to provide his services voluntarily. His protection from "fanatics" gives the film its title. The film is shot in a documentary style, but the sheer implausibility of the dialogue leaves the exact nature of the film ambiguous.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Maßnahmen gegen Fanatiker
Year 1969
Country Germany
Genre Comedy
Director Werner Herzog
Runtime 12 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.7/10 (28 votes)

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The film constructs an absurdist satire by relying on the mock-documentary interview format and the characters' utterly earnest delivery. It explores the mechanisms of pseudo-authority and blind adherence to ritual within a closed system.

What lingers after viewing is a keen sense of paradoxical ambiguity, where the line between reality and grotesque performance is deliberately blurred. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Werner Herzog

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