Eternal daydreamer Mel can't wait to quit her sucky catering job and fly to her dream destination: Portugal. Things change when the beautiful Jenny literally crashes into her life when Mel nearly runs her over in her classic BMW. It is love at first sight, however there is just one problem: Jenny mistakenly assumes Mel to be a boy. Despite this, the pair become boyfriend and girlfriend. With Mel attempting to disguise her true gender at every turn, her journey from tomboy to out lesbian is fraught with life-defining dilemmas and sweet surprises.
Acting
Anjorka Strechel's physical comedy of masculine performance.
Writing
The delicious tension of inevitable revelation.
Director
Nana Neul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anjorka Strechel spent weeks studying masculine body language from German soccer matches. The BMW was director Nana Neul's own car from her twenties.
The film quietly queers the 'Tomboy grows up' trope common in 2000s German cinema, deliberately refusing to punish Mel for her deception. Portugal represents the 'elsewhere' where identity becomes possible.
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