Two old school friends, both in their late twenties. One lives on his parent’s rural estate and does nothing; the other half-heartedly pursues work as a journalist in Düsseldorf.
Cinematography
Black-and-white rural Germany never looked this hauntingly beautiful.
Acting
Doermer's listless aristocrat is infuriating yet magnetic.
Director
Peter Schamoni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'Young German Cinema' movement that rejected the commercial Heimatfilm tradition for bleak social realism.
Director Peter Schamoni had to fight producers who wanted a happier ending with Viktor finding purpose.
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