A hedonistic bachelor - he is his rich family's black sheep - falls for a suicidal mental patient.
Acting
Wokalek commits completely—unhinged and heartbreaking
Direction
Schweiger's messy vanity project actually works sometimes

Director
Til Schweiger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Til Schweiger directed himself as the romantic lead because of course he did—this was peak 'actor-director as his own fantasy' era.
This film sits awkwardly between 'Garden State' and 'Silver Linings Playbook' in the 'romanticizing mental illness' cinematic tradition—German edition.