In 1975, the film Inventur - Metzstraße 11 is shot in the stairwell of an apartment building in Munich. The filmmaker Želimir Žilnik , like many of the residents portrayed, came to post-war Germany as so-called guest workers to work for the economic recovery.
Stepping in front of the camera, they introduce themselves, talk about their origins, as well as their financial and social situation in Germany. Želimir Žilnik transforms the stairwell, which is often quickly abandoned after a brief greeting, into a place of encounter.