Twelve minutes to break your heart — this riverside romance drowns in silence.
On a sunny afternoon spent on the shores of the river Danube, Andi and Lena are getting closer to each other. But as Lena receives some bad news, she finds it difficult to open up to Andi. Left feeling insecure by her need to deal with her problems on her own, Andi decides to confront her with his feelings for her.
Acting
Hauser's wordless grief — devastating without a single line.
Cinematography
Danube light that turns romantic then cruelly indifferent.
Director
Benjamin Pieber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Danube isn't just scenery — it's a border, a witness, and a metaphor for time flowing regardless of human connection.
Austrian short cinema often explores emotional repression through landscape; Pieber studied under Götz Spielmann, whose 'Revanche' similarly weaponizes beautiful settings against characters.
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