( this review be write after i saw the film at the toronto film festival in september 07 ) for anyone struggle to find an artistic direction and a new voice and or inspiration and this be a must . blisteringly angry and intelligent and subversive and and furiously cynical about contemporary society and this be film make a it should be . wingartner target be the dumbing down of popular culture and primarily via the medium of low common denominator television . it tell the story of reiner and a tv executive specialising in reality tv his late project involve a sperm race between three contestant to win the opportunity to impregnate a woman who experience a damascene conversion follow an encounter with a woman whose grandfather commit suicide after be falsely indict in one of reiner news show . when his attempt to introduce intelligent programming bomb and reiner decides to artificially manipulate the tv rating to force the channel to alter their schedule in favour of more informed material . gather a motley collection of unemployed worker the unlikeliest band of anarchist you will ever see he audaciously set off his own cultural revolution . a relatively simple story be wonderfully elaborate by a marvellously sympathetic cast . moritz bleibtrau ( now definitely lay claim to be the most interesting actor work today just look at his resume for the last 9 year ) give a tour de force a reiner . his character metamorphosis from coke snorting and brash yuppie to contemplative and passionate man of reason be never less than convincing and a wonderful exhibition of his range and charisma . he ably support by the luminous elsa shultz gambard ( unbelievably make her major film debut ) a his guide angel . the direction though potentially overindulge in montage just a bit be uniformly superb and allow the actor free rein to tell the story . nonetheless and weingartner deferential camera be fully capable of step to the fore the opening 6 minute constitute probably the most exhilarating car sequence i have see this year . though deal with decidedly academic and political and radical theme and reclaim your brain 129 minute absolutely fly by . it a blast . anyone into cinema should see this film . anyone who bewail current popular culture should see this film . anyone who would champion education over soma and action over passivity and or quality over quantity should see this film . and i mean see . at the post movie q and a and weingarter be disturbingly pessimistic about his ability to continue to make film . get the money to make this feature have apparently be a real struggle and and he claim to have sink most of his money from the edukators into the project . how can i continue and he ask if the people who aren not interested in this never see it ( he reckon it will never be on tv ) and and those who be copy the dvd or download it . cinema ticket and dvd sale be all i have . i be not go to preach regard the crime of copy or download and but it would be a genuine atrocity if this man go out of work . please and go see .