The Beauty Conspiracy
With ironic emphasis, the film examines an Afro beauty shop on Kantstrasse in Berlin. Customers describe their experiences in post-reunification Berlin and at the same time convey a small product knowledge of hair straighteners and bleaching creams.
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Tsitsi Dangarembga Director · Rainer März Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1994 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German
Production
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die Schönheitsverschwörung
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1994
Theatrical · Spiegel TV-Seminar
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 26, 1995 · Theatrical · Oberhausen, IFF - Filmothek der Jugend
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