Planet Alex (2001)

Run Time - 102 min.  |   Countries - Germany  |  
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Synopsis by Mark Deming

Can a neo-slacker with memory loss and an agent from an alien civilization save the world from certain doom? Jo (Baki Davrak) is a young hipster who lost much of his memory after he was involved in a train wreck. Jo's best friend died in the same accident, and some people have suggested that Jo was responsible for his pal's death (the victim's money and his cache of drugs disappeared somewhere along the way), though Jo appears to have no recollection of the incident. One evening, Jo meets a beautiful but mysterious stranger named Anna (Marie Zielcke), with whom he enjoys a drug-fueled one-night stand. But the next day Jo has a very different encounter when he's approached by Asaki (Marusha), who claims to be an emissary from another world who is working with Jo to save the universe from certain destruction. Jo apparently talked with Asaki before his accident, but this is the first time he can recall hearing about it, though something certainly seems to be happening, as the planets have begun to align in the skies over Berlin. Marusha, who plays Jo's alien contact, is well known as a pop singer in Germany, and belts out several songs on Planet Alex's soundtrack.