2002?.
Look at me.
Fuck off, lcka. - I need that recording!
Hello?. I just told you to fuck off.
I am so sick of your ego trip. - Do I tell you what to do all the time?.
Do I say anything about Conny?. No.
You can fuck who you want. I don't care.
But I have a problem if you act like you' re a saint and order me around.
It's annoying.
I'll be off then.
The new album
is going to be so massive.
Really great stuff.
We have to talk.
Alice stopped the album. Pushed it back.
Stopped the album?. Pushed it back?.
Tell me it's not true!
Calm down. She wants you back to normal. - Normal?. I' ll smack that fucking cunt!
Then she' ll know what "normal" is! - Stay and sleep it off first!
Why did you cancel my album?.
Why?.
You think you can treat me like this?.
Just say it if you want to fire me!
Don't I fit your "concept" anymore?.
M r. Karow!
M r. Karow, you have to sign out with me to leave the hospital.
Alexander, get him please.
Come on, it was on your watch.
Icka, open up!
It rocks! Or is dancing prohibited?.
Icka, please open up.
Alex, this is the new album. Hear how it rocks?.
You can start now.
Alex, what is this?.
A pay rise?.
Dr. Paul says it would be better, if it's okay with you.
Our dear doctor could have told me. - Nice one before, lcka.
The yellow ones are light anyway. - Welcome to the club.
Good morning.
Morning.
I wanted to ask if I can go into the city.
I gotta talk with my girlfriend. I made a mistake
that I have to patch up. - No.
You either stay and participate or you can leave for good.
It's important. I have to apologize.
Pack your things and leave then.
But coming and going all the time makes no sense.
Very funny.
You're a real hippy bitch!
Liberal on the outside, but reactionary when it counts! Ho, Ho, Ho Chi M inh!
Mathilde!
It's me!
Hey there!
Tax Department
Hey, how are you?.
U m... is Mathilde there?.
I gotta talk to her. - I don't think she wants to see you.
I wanted to apologize for being stupid. She also has to see this letter.
They want 25,000 euros in back-taxes.
Where can I get the money?. What am I supposed to tell them?.
Wait here. I' ll ask.
Mathilde says the '99 to '03 taxes were before her time. Not her business.
And she doesn't want to see you.
Hey, what is this shit?. I want to see Mathilde!
Pull yourself together and grow up, you loser.
Good that you're here, lcka.
Find yourself a new label.
Actually, I came to apologize
and ask for an advance, 'cause of the tax department.
I'm not loaning you any more money. And I'm not listening to anything else.
Man...
You know I get strange when I'm working on a new album, but I don't mean it.
No, lcka. I've had enough.
Your music wasn't bad, but you never got your head together.
I made your label what it is!
I've been in the biz longer than you. You think too much of yourself.
And that is exactly your problem.
Good luck.
Erbse! - Hey! Icka, come in!
Alex! How's it hanging, dude?. - Hey, lcka. How's it going?.
The new album will be great! Harvest time! - lcka...
Hey, Pete. Where's my computer?.
And my case?.
The witch took everything.
Where is my computer?. - M r. Karow, we can talk tomorrow...
I was just going. - Where's my computer?. - That music
is confusing you. - Don't judge music you have no idea about!
Give me my computer now or I ' ll put on a show like you've never seen!
Now I'm curious.
Leave tomorrow! Then you'll get your computer! Out!
Good evening.
We have some gentlemen here and we need a bit of female company.
Not all the way. Just some fondling.
Not too young, not too old.
Make sure they have big tits. ... A pleasant atmosphere.
Let's have a farewell party.
No... I don't think so. - What?.
Dr. Paul throws me out and you won't let me have a farewell?.
You're denying me a party?.
No, but...
Alex, your turn.
Guys?. How about a farewell party?.
What's up?. Dr. Paul threw me out and you' re not giving me a farewell party?.
Say something.
Goa Gebhard, say something! Just once!
Franz!
M ichael, we' re buddies, right?.
Pete, do we let the witch win?. - No we shouldn't. - Alex...
It's unanimous. Give me the keys.
Why do you need the keys?. - Beer, cigarettes...
Farewell party!
A farewell beer with lcka! I' m in!
I've been thrown out anyway. I can come and go as I like.
Right!
No, lcka. really. - Come on!
Alex, come on!
Give him the keys! Come on!
Alex! - Alex...
Alex...
Party... Alex...
Guys, keep cool.
Alex... Party...
But don't overdo it, okay, lcka?. Four beers,
no more.
Hey, hi. You got the money?.
Yeah. 300, right?.
300. Right.
Don't worry about the guys, they're a little weird, but...
they're basically sweet. Haven't seen many women lately.
You work here?. - Yes. - How long?. - Three years.
I did my training here and stayed on.
Y' know what else I got?. - What?. - Psychic pick-me-ups. Wicked.
You want some?. - Yes. - Gimme one.
Hello!
Where is my computer?. Where is my computer?.
I want my computer back!
Give it to me!
My computer!
How can you put
a 1 9-year-old civilian service assistant in charge of the night shift! Alone!
This is also your fault, Dr. Paul.
Of course it is bad putting the service assistant in charge,
but that's not my fault. I 've been saying it for years.
I want lckarus released immediately!
This place is making him even crazier.
I am calling a taxi now, and taking lckarus with me.
I'm sorry, I cannot allow that.
His schizophrenic episodes are unpredictable. He is dangerous.
I cannot be responsible for his release at this time.
Responsible for what?. I thought he was here voluntarily!
You are a liar, Dr. Paul!
To you, lcka is just a poster child for your stupid study
about long-term, drug-mix consumption so that you can hit the big-time!
Ickarus is an artist! He's not a normal patient!
If you won't let him go, I will call a lawyer.
Ms. Maier-Telkes, when a patient is at high risk of suicide
or a potential danger to others, I am not allowed to release them.
If you want to take me to court, it is also my duty to tell you how to do so.
Martin was 1 3, Stefan 1 8, when their mother died.
Just as the Berlin Wall fell.
Everything changed for them from one day to the next.
Stefan became withdrawn
and Martin was suddenly DJ lckarus,
he dropped out of school...
He spent
almost his entire puberty in clubs.
I was...
Raising them both is probably
still too much for me even now.
Stefan is growing up,
but Martin...
Anyone who only thinks of himself
will always be lonely.
I mean, I don't demand that he believe in God,
but he should believe in something!
M r. Karow, I believe your son is a highly sensitive person
and he actually has very strong faith in something.
He believes in his music. Honestly, I also underestimated it.
I wanted to pay my debts.
Hey, forget it. - No. Take it, for me.
I'm moving to I reland.
Why there?.
I got a full-time job there.
And a girlfriend.
Really?.
That's totally awesome.
My head feels so fuzzy.
I sleep all day, don't feel like doing anything.
Your tablets are pretty wicked.
They' re like that at first.
I 'll check your dosage.
Do you believe in reincarnation?.
Reincarnation?. Why?.
I was imagining, l...
That if I died now...
or if I were already dead, then I could be reborn here
as a fly...
as a mayfly.
It's a great idea.
I mean, every day a new life.
Do you know about Buddhism?. - No.
Nothing at all.
Go to the hospital! Have a look!
Go there, damn it!
If I may say something...
I think Mathilde is right. I heard the new tracks and they rock.
It's going to be a good album.
Hey, lcka! - Hey.
Dr. Paul said you were coming back to us.
Who are they?.
Just short-term guests. Mostly alcohol.
Hey.
Back again?.
Yep. - Cool.
You alright?. - Fucking tablets.
That witch. What do you get?. - What tablets?.
Blue ones. - Strong or medium?. - Strong.
Same as me. They finish you off.
Yeah, they're pretty heavy.
Listen, Pete, when do you get to go home?.
What?. Home?.
To my grandma?. - Yeah.
I don't want to go.
What's that music?.
It's my new album.
"Tits, Techno & T rumpets"
How are you?.
Pretty good.
The pills are heavy. I sleep a lot, but otherwise...
How's Corinna?. - Good.
We'd like to go on vacation together.
Vacation?.
Where?.
To Budapest, to visit my mom.
Say hi to your mom.
I will.
Alice says hi.
She loves your new tracks. So do l, by the way.
And the title?.
"Tits, Techno and Trumpets." Great, right?.
No?.
Alice thinks its alright, but wants something more international.
More international?.
" Berlin Calling" is her title. - "Berlin Calling"...
"Tits, Techno and T rumpets" is much more wicked.
Alice also wants to do the cover photo here.
Here in the hospital?. - Yes.
Now she's back with all her photo ideas again...
I miss you.
It's better this way, lcka.
Believe me.
Alice, isn't this kind of stupid?. And we have to talk about the title.
"Berlin Calling", y'know...
This will make a great cover and Berlin Calling is a great title.
Icka... it feels right!
It' ll be good.
Ms. Ashcroft,
could you please finish up?. I didn't know it would take so long. - Yes.
Five minute, yes?.
You smoke?. - Unfortunately. Occasionally.
Martin...
I would say that your healing is progressing well.
But you should still expect more of your schizophrenic episodes.
Probably in stressful situations.
This means I can go?. - Yes.
I have no objections.
I would still ask you to take your tablets regularly
and to come here regularly. - Yes.
Stopping your medication yourself could lead to a relapse.
We will reduce your medication slowly over time.
If you need anything, you can call any time.
Wicked.
The sound is...
Are you sure you can cope alone?.
You look so tired.
It's the tablets. They block all the highs and lows.
I'll be fine.
"The album functions as a promise of great intensity
and as a promise of happiness."
Here; "London Underground Magazine"
"Berlin Electro at its best."
"Knowing lckarus, you might expect an album as out of it as he is,
but the opposite is true. The music creates clear ambiguity,
well thought out in every detail. "
Do you think you can cope with the PR, the release party and the tour?.
Absolutely.
What if you fall asleep on stage?.
Don't cancel anything.
I have to get back on stage.
I want to perform.
I can do it. I need an audience to see that my stuff rocks.
I can manage, please!
Don't cancel anything!
Terrific!
You're home!
We're coming from an after hour and your record release party is tonight!
I also wanted to ask about the guest list. Record release...
Can we come in?.
I hear your girlfriend moved out.
Are you redecorating?.
Where were you all this time, lcka?.
Erbse said you were on tour in Asia. Where did you play?.
What kind of shit do you talk?.
You gotta test this. It's excellent. Where's your bathroom?.
Back on the left?.
Icka?.
Super, lcka! You' re ruining 800 euros!
Icka?. - Stop this shit.
I 'll give you the money.
Take care.
Hi.
So early?. The record release was tonight, wasn't it?.
Yeah. Is Mathilde here?.
Can I come in?.
You on anything?. - No.
Then come in.
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