The people of this remote village in the Black Forest don't talk much, but when they do, it's in the Alemannic dialect. Hanna, 21 has traveled far to work here. She shovels manure, milks cows and tries to cope with the farmer, Uwe Kiefer, 39. Rather than sell his milk, he pours it down the drain. The villagers condemn him for continuing the milk strike. Both his marriage and his finances are on the rocks. As Hanna becomes more involved in Uwe's troubles, it seems she may be his only hope. But that's not why she came here. In the neighboring town, she spies on a small family and then Uwe finds her out.
Direction
Krämer lets silence do the screaming.
Acting
Chuh's watchful stillness hides entire storms.
Cinematography
The Black Forest becomes a suffocating character.
Director
Moritz Krämer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Alemannic dialect is rarely committed to film; most German audiences need subtitles too.
The 81-minute runtime was non-negotiable—Krämer wanted exhaustion, not epic. Every scene survived a 'why this now?' test.
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