Bagdad Cafe

Marianne Sagebrecht is Jasmin, a prim German housefrau who, for unexpected reasons, fetches up at the Bagdad Café, a rundown motel/truck stop run by Brenda. Setting about her with a vengeance, Jasmin starts imposing cleanliness and order (and gaining customers) but along the way, she starts to loosen up until, one night, she reveals a magical talent that leads to greater things for the unlikely pair. Percy Adlon’s film mixes hope with occasional bleakness but in all, creates a film about being prepared to change while still remaining true to yourself., After breaking down in the middle of the California desert, a German couple begin to argue, and the wife walks. She ends up at a flea-bitten truck stop that is the second home to a group of odd characters, and she begins to transform their lives., Character studies at a Mojave Desert truck stop-motel., Marianne Sagebrecht is Jasmin, a prim German housefrau who, for unexpected reasons, fetches up at the Bagdad Café, a rundown motel/truck stop run by Brenda (Cch Pounder). Setting about her with a vengeance, Jasmin starts imposing cleanliness and order (and gaining customers). She eventually starts to loosen up until, one night, she reveals a magical talent that leads to greater things for the unlikely pair.