LAST DAYS ON EARTH is a film about the upcoming farewell of the ET420 from the S-Bahn Cologne & Rhine-Ruhr through the perspective of graffiti culture. The S-Bahn model, nicknamed PLOCHI by the scene, has shaped many local transport systems in German capitals since the 1970s & is considered one of the most solid DB series of all time.
Now that the 420s in Stuttgart & Frankfurt have been completely disappeared from the map almost a decade ago, their end in the Rhine-Ruhr region is also sealed. Significantly, the ET420 is now
spending its twilight years on the S-Bahn network for which it was originally designed for the 1972 Summer Olympics: Munich!
This film is not only a farewell, but also a declaration of love with the aim of preserving the unique character of this train in every detail for posterity.
