A young Polish-born, Berlin-based lawyer working on refugee cases is unexpectedly reunited with his father, who is his only tie left with his homeland.
Acting
Gierszał's restrained rage meeting Chyra's wounded pride
Direction
Antoniak lets silences scream louder than dialogue
Cinematography
Berlin as emotional purgatory—grey, beautiful, cold
Director
Urszula Antoniak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Antoniak, herself Polish-Dutch, mines the specific ache of immigrants who outperform assimilation while privately rotting.
The film captures 2018 Berlin's refugee bureaucracy with documentary precision—Michael's job isn't noble, it's a coping mechanism.
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