An unforgettably nightmarish allegory of stunted humanity and frustrated revolt set in a correctional institution on a remote island peopled entirely with midgets. Herzog's Kafka-esque fable documents a day-long anarchistic uprising in which all manner of indignities are visited on and by the island's diminutive population. The uprising "is a beautiful negation of bourgeois values, sometimes savage, but usually compassionate and amusing. The dwarfs are great, and the tribal music superb." (Time Out Film Guide)
1970, color, 1 hour 36 minutes, Germany