The Dijon Story dives with unexpected consequences into the life of four Finnish hipsters in Berlin.
Writing
Dialogue so natural it hurts to recognize.
Acting
Four performances of exquisite social awkwardness.
Editing
Tight 9 minutes, zero fat, all sting.

Director
Mikko Myllylahti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mikko Myllylahti later won Cannes Critics' Week with The Woodcutter Story — same deadpan DNA, bigger trees.
Neukölln in 2016 was peak 'poor but sexy' Berlin; this is basically a time capsule of that specific expat delusion.
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