Despite having lived in the East German countryside for several months, teenager Lars and his dad, Henrik, are still treated as unwelcome guests. Henrik is building a “marriage barn,” a proposed bed-and-breakfast for newlywed Berliners.
Acting
Josef Hader's Henrik — fragile bravado wearing thin.
Cinematography
Bleak Uckermark landscapes that swallow dreams whole.
Direction
Reyels lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Ann-Kristin Reyels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in the actual Uckermark, a region still economically hollow decades post-reunification — the film's setting is its uncooperative co-star.
Josef Hader, primarily known as Austria's most beloved comedian, deliberately sought this dramatic role to destroy audience expectations.
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