Review of Stroszek (1977) by Kevin N — 01 Apr 2010

Werner Herzog's Stroszek, The most honest and tragic "coming to america" type movie you'll ever see.

This review of Stroszek (1977) was written by Kevin N on 01 Apr 2010.

Stroszek has generally received very positive reviews.

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