Loosely based on the short story by Henry James, The Beast in the Jungle tells the vertiginous story of a man and woman who, for twenty-five years, frequent a huge nightclub in anticipation of a mysterious event. A mesmerizing“Diskospiel” a love story and the tale of an obsession with an “event” that, when it finally comes to pass, takes on a more tragic form than might have been expected.
A captivating exploration of the social history of the last four decades through the lens of a subculture, it is a poignant narrative that weaves through eras, from the disco years to the rise of acid house and the emergence of techno. A fictional narrative that abstractly intertwines these cultural shifts with historical milestones, such as the AIDS pandemic, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the collapse of the World Trade Center.