now boeheim called bonnie has retold the story of berlin alexanderplatz in the year 2023 our film still contains the book central story a man who wants to be good for finds himself unable to escape a life of crime. and if you look too pretty name is a microcosm we'll see that it's a glimpse of the dreaming state where everybody. live 8 itself and it doesn't matter what they do but the most important piece they are. the character francis falls in love with a prostitute named meets or she gets pregnant but their love is hopeless francis is unable to save her from himself and from behind hard. times. aleksandar plots a journey through the dark side of humanity and a city anchored in the present a present that in many ways evokes the instability of the 1920 s. but it. isn't and i'll film critic scott roxboro joins us from the heart of the. score a lot of expectations for this movie in the german press so does it live up to the hype. well almost i mean this is a crazily ambitious film i mean i think signed up lots as one of the truly great epics of german literature i mean you can compare it