A waitress who never sailed returns home to a funeral—because drowning in your own hometown hits different.
Lena is homeless. She couldn't get a foothold in the big city, she hasn't been at home in the country for a long time and she only knows the big, wide world, which she allegedly traveled as a waitress on a cruise ship, from hearsay. Her grandfather's funeral is now both an occasion and an excuse for her to return to the village in the hope of finding her place in life here after all.
Acting
Nina Proll's hollow-eyed exhaustion feels lived-in, not performed.
Cinematography
Austrian countryside as beautiful prison—gorgeous and suffocating.
Director
Bernhard Weirather
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references the myth of flying too close to the sun—ironic for a film about someone who never left the ground.
Nina Proll was already an established Austrian star; this rare lead showcases her underutilized dramatic range.
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