A security guard catches a young woman stealing in a supermarket, but something about her makes him do something he has never done before.
Acting
Kurth's silent breakdown speaks volumes
Direction
Henning trusts silence over exposition
Cinematography
Fluorescent hellscape becomes strangely tender
Director
Lars Henning
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Kurth filmed his breakdown scene in one take; the crew reportedly went silent after cut.
The film quietly critiques Germany's Hartz IV welfare reforms and the invisible precariat they created.
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