Nadine is obsessed by a memory linked to a haunting tune she can no longer sing, until she hears someone else singing and everything falls back into place again. A melancholic observation of two young couples having difficulties trusting one another. They are full of skepticism and searching for a purpose in life.
Direction
Schanelec's surgical patience; every cut earns its keep.
Acting
Karajan's Maria: skepticism worn like a second skin.
Director
Angela Schanelec
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in post-unification Berlin, the film captures a city rebuilding while its young inhabitants drift. The summer emptiness isn't laziness—it's historical whiplash made personal.
The 47-minute runtime was deliberate: Schanelec wanted feature legitimacy without theatrical bloat. Distributors didn't know what to do with it. Neither, honestly, do we—and that's the point.
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