The Tin Drum
Released: 1979
Drama, History, War
Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday.
Starring: Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski, Tina Engel, Berta Drews, Roland Teubner
Directed by: Volker Schlöndorff
Written by: Jean-Claude Carrière, Volker Schlöndorff, Günter Grass, Franz Seitz Junior
Language: German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian
Scenes
Oskar (David Bennent) is a boy in pre-WWII Germany who decides to stop growing at the age of 3. Other kids (all about 10 years old) are making "soup" out of frogs and other repulsive items, and one of the boys pees over the soup (most of it missing the pot). One of the girls then squats over a nearby cooking pot (not the soup pot) and pees while demanding that Oskar be made to taste the soup. The kids then corner Oskar and force him to try the soup.
In a later scene, a young girl squats and apparently pees near the site of a political rally.
Alternate Titles
The Tin Drum
O Tambor
錫鼓
铁皮鼓
锡鼓
拒绝长大的男孩
Blaszany bębenek
양철북
Le tambour
De Blikken Trommel
Blecktrumman
Το Ταμπούρλο