Freakstars 3000

The TV series became a film: an idosyncratic combination of disability, pop, and style. Christoph Schlingensief dared to walk a delicate tightrope of social criticism and exploitation with this casting show satire, which exposes the cynical casting format to the cringe point. Singing, dancing, air guitar - two dozen contestants were put through a casting competition under the eyes of a 'merciless jury'. "The freak is the situation itself, which forces us to distinguish what is normal and what is not." (Christoph Schlingensief)