The VW Complex (1989)

It takes a day and a half to assemble a VW Golf 2. Hartmut Bitmosky traces a car’s journey through the fully automated production lines in Wolfsburg and explores the development of the VW Group using archival footage. Moving almost in time with the machines, the director constructs a documentary collage—a visual exploration of the corporate giant, which appears as dehumanized and automated as its production process.

• Release Date: 1989-11-15
• Runtime: 1h 33min
• Production Company: Big Sky Film
• Production Country: Germany, France
• Director: Hartmut Bitomsky