This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. One pressing only! We will not be repressing this release as a standard edition.
Subkultur is a German based home video company devoted to restoring and re-releasing genre cinema in the best possible editions, running the gamut from grindhouse classics like SWITCHBLADE SISTERS to more contemporary genre oddities like SILENT TRIGGER and impressive restoration jobs like BLOODY FRIDAY. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, will exclusively handle U.S. distribution, on select releases, for Subkultur, bringing their unique taste for genre curation and penchant for quality restoration work to American audiences. We are thrilled to be representing Subkultur's line of US home video releases!
In order to survive on the rough streets of Hamburg, 18-year-old Willi gets by with small-time racketeering. After an arrest, the authorities decide to send him to a reformatory, but he escapes from police custody and falls into the clutches of a pimp who sends him to the gay sex trade. At the same time, Willi meets a journalist, who draws him into hopeless re-socialization projects, primarily to improve his own life. When Willi falls in love with a girl who seems to be even worse off than he is, he sets his mind on freeing her from her dreariness and running away with her. But the accumulated problems are so great that his past catches up with him in a dramatic way...
directed by: Roland Klick
starring: Charly Wierzejewski, Eva Mattes, Michael Degen, Walter Kohut Michael Rehberg
1974 / 84 min / 1.66:1 / German, English, Italian DTS-HD MA 1.0
Additional info:
Supermarkt - English Trailer from Subkultur on Vimeo.
Overall rating: 4.629032 / 5 from 124 reviews.
Supermarkt, a limited edition 4K UHD/Blu-ray set from Subkultur, offers outstanding picture quality and a flawless restoration. While opinions vary on the story and drama, many customers appreciate the film's gritty intensity and its status as one of the best euro crime films. The release is highly praised for its excellent transfer and overall quality, making it a must-have for fans of genre cinema.
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"The performances in this terrific drama are all very well done! The score is impressive and engaging as well! The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture! Thank you, VS, for continuing to lovingly restore and release so many wonderful films from every conceivable genre! You are keeping physical media alive in this streaming world we now live in! Highly recommended!"
"I was not expecting a bleak character film like this. However, I found this to be an engrossing film. I am not familiar with Hamburg, but it does not look like a nice place (though I am sure it actually is). Glad I picked this up."
"Fantastic presentation of this very obscure film!"
"Beautiful transfer and overall presentation. This is an insanely fun 84 mins, a bleak dramatic violent thriller that is well worth your attention. The slipcase art is incredible too."
"Excellent packaging and beautiful transfer!"
"Very cool"
"One I’m glad I took a chance on. The synopsis hooked me so trust that. And the transfer and quality is wonderful too."
"Supermarkt, directed by Roland Klick, is a gritty, stylish portrait of urban drift and youthful aimlessness in 1970s Hamburg. The film follows a small‑time delinquent trying to navigate a world that offers him little more than dead ends, and Klick captures that struggle with a mix of documentary realism and sharp, expressive visual flair. What makes Supermarkt stand out is its mood: neon‑washed nights, cramped apartments, and a sense of restless energy that feels both raw and poetic. The lead performance by Charly Wierczejewski gives the film a wounded, unpredictable center, and Klick’s direction balances tough social observation with moments of surprising tenderness. It’s a striking piece of German New Wave cinema—lean, atmospheric, and quietly devastating in its depiction of a young man slipping through society’s cracks."
"Great slip art and great interviews in the extras"
"A gritty german movie that deserves to be back out there. Subkultur USA does great work, i just wish they would release more stuff. A great watch, check it out."
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