Bagdad Cafe
ComedyDrama
7.2/10
|DE
|de
|108 min
Release Date: 1987-11-12
Overview - A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspicious to Brenda, the exasperated owner who has difficulty making ends meet. But when an unlikely magic sparks between the two women, this lonely desert outpost is transformed into a thriving and popular oasis.
Production Companies
Pro-ject FilmproduktionPelemele FilmBRHR
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7/10
"Jasmin" (Marianne Sägebrecht) arrives after a barney with her husband, with just her suitcase, at a glorified truck stop where the ramshackle motel is run by the feisty "Brenda" (CCH Pounder). What now ensues is a rather whimsical story that sees the latter woman put up the barricades to her new guest, but gradually come to realise that she is a force for good amongst the small, disparate, commun...
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