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No flight from Berlin Tempelhof this night because of fog. A group of stranded people spend the night in the check-in hall. What could have been interesting is merely a string of conversations between hypothermic young ladies and hysterical, sweating "Wirtschaftswunder" men. The character sketches are plain and there is no development either. Without contemporary relevance and rather dusty. Perhaps this may be an example of young German film in the sixties, but it lacks the bite of later works. Only the appearance of the young Iris Berben and Mario Adorf, as well as the Tempelhof Airport building, make the film worth seeing for some.

Two secret services (Verfassungsschutz and the Gehlen organization, forerunner of the BND) compete in the young Federal Republic. Gehlen's concern is to combat the influence of communism. The Verfassungsschutz is on the hunt for old Nazis.

An atmospheric picture of the West German Republic in the early 1950s is presented here, true to the original style and beautifully photographed. Historical are mixed with fictional characters. Unfortunately, the plot is somewhat predictable, but it is still fun to watch the intrigue play out.

This might not be the new Babylon Berin, but it is close. Watch it.

The action is ok, but the rest is cliché characters, fart jokes, everything but funny jokes, no suspence and no surprises. Jamie Foxx can do better. Netflix can do better, but I guess it's easy money.