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The piece Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1987 Dutch TV documentary by Bram van Splunteren, shot during Cave's Berlin years and showing rehearsals with the Bad Seeds and scenes from Mark Reeder's flat. It stages Cave amid Berlin's nocturnal, alienated milieu and emphasizes his persistent artistic drive despite rough periods. The film functions as a snapshot of Cave's early formation and Berlin period, with emphasis on his mood, poverty, and changing persona during that era. It is narrated as part of Cave's transition from London's post-punk scene to a more mythic, self-styled figure that would define his later career. The documentary continues to be referenced as a key visual record of his 1987 period and the Bad Seeds' creative process.