

Having just landed a gig with a trendy magazine, young photographer Nadja celebrates at the local disco, where she bumps into Darius, a 20-year-old skateboarder. Although her frankness at first scares him, the two quickly become a couple, and as their intoxicating affair takes off, they seem like passionate soul mates. Soon, however, career demands and emotional intensity gradually put a strain on their rapport, and things turn even more complicated...
Acting
Heinze and Euler's chemistry feels dangerously documentary-real.
Cinematography
Nadja's photography becomes the film's visual language.
Direction
Korn lets scenes breathe past comfort into cringe.
Director
Felicitas Korn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This flew under the radar during Germany's mid-2000s 'Berlin School' movement—less polished than Petzold, but sharing that same interest in young professionals drowning in their own choices.
Henriette Heinze largely disappeared from film after this; Golo Euler became a respected stage actor. The movie's obscurity is practically its own narrative about artistic burnout.