The screenplay was written by American writer David Kajganich , who had previously written Guadagnino 's '' A Bigger Splash '' , and developed the British television series '' The Terror '' . Though Kajganich admitted to not being a fan of the original film , he agreed to write a screenplay for Guadagnino . On writing the film , Kajganich stated : Kajganich chose to set the film in Berlin in 1977the year the original film was releasedduring the series of terrorist events known as the " German Autumn " . The film begins shortly after the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 , in order to hint at " larger thematic concerns , " specifically the response of the youth of the era to the denial by their parents ' and grandparents ' generations of German culpability in World War II . Kajganich used the political tumult of the time as a means of contextualizing the central plot surrounding the Markos dance academy , " where an American is getting her education in a way in how a modern kind of fascism might look . " For inspiration , Kajganich studied women 's literature of the period , as well as the films of German contemporary filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder , and " listened to a lot of German singer Nico "
hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181
Lufthansa Flight 181
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