Druckbolzen (2003)

• 72%
• 2003
• Mysterium
• Sci-Fi
• Benjamin Biehn
• Erfan Al-Madani
• Claudius Urban

In a desert-like landscape we see a very long queue of people which are queuing up to the entrance of an huge, dark, fortress-like building. Here we meet our protagonist. He then enters the office of the headhunter who offers him a job as "pressure-bolt-specialist" - the german word for pressure-bolt is Druckbolzen - in this company and says, that discipline at work is of highest importance. After a cut our protagonist is standing in an endless passage with cubicles on both sides. In the cubicles there are desks with men at some repetitive work. He tries to greet one of his new colleagues (who is referred as the "Quitter" in the credits) but that man just looks at him shortly and then frantically continues working. He is obviously stressed. A desk and chair is moved out of an alcove in the wall. This is the workplace of the protagonist.. He sits down and a sheet of paper is coming out of a slot on the left side of his desk. On this sheet there's a small technical drawing and some text...