In the beginning there was fire: Adam and Eve were on fire for each other when he rescued her from a blazing house. Now they have been married for four years, and the burning desire for each other has turned into a lukewarm togetherness. The dream couple are no longer satisfied with each other: Eve would love to have a child, but in Adam's opinion, cranky brats have always had no place in paradise and the idea of Alete and family happiness in their cozy home makes him want to flee - in short: paradise is in danger.
Acting
Schwarz and Bäumer weaponize passive-aggression like Olympic sport.
Direction
Harather turns cozy domesticity into suffocating slow-burn tension.
Director
Paul Harather
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
2003 Austrian cinema was obsessed with relational malaise; this rode that wave with uncomfortable specificity.
The title's ampersand isn't cute—it's a cage. Adam & Eva, never Adam AND Eva. The symbol traps them.
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