Upon being informed that he is fatally ill with cancer, Max, who works at a used car store, steals money which his boss has gained through illegal means. When fleeing from the scene of the crime Max crashes his car. He is pulled unconscious from the destroyed vehicle by a homely young woman, Emma, who lives alone on a farm where Max decides to stay in order to hide from the police and his boss.
Acting
Jördis Triebel's feral, heartbreaking transformation.
Production
The farm as character—mud, pigs, and aching beauty.
Writing
Euthanasia subplot handled with zero sentimentality.
Director
Sven Taddicken
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 2000s German 'Berlin School' adjacent cinema—small stories, big emotions, no Hollywood endings.
The wedding scene subverts every rom-com expectation—Emma's dress is practical farmwear, and it's perfect.
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