Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945–1982) is one of the most important German directors and most important representatives of the New German Cinema. From 1969 onwards, Danish director Christian Braad Thomsen maintained a close friendship with Fassbinder. The documentary is based on his personal memories as well as interviews he held with Fassbinder and his mother Lilo Pempeit in the 1970s. The film also contains current interviews with Irm Hermann and Harry Baer. (Film Galerie 451)