Two men, two lives, a fateful encounter: Hagen suffers from irregular phases of sleep in which he cannot decide between dream and reality. When his frustrated wife cheats on him with the small-time criminal Niko a series of disturbing events is set in motion and the lives of both men will never be the same.
Acting
Bleibtreu directs himself into sweaty, paranoid desperation.
Direction
Debut with confident genre-blending confidence.
Editing
Seamless waking nightmare transitions that destabilize everything.
Director
Moritz Bleibtreu
Jannis Niewöhner
Niko
Nadja Uhl
Karoline
Moritz Bleibtreu
Hagen
Anna Bederke
Ela
Murathan Muslu
Aykut
Marc Hosemann
Dan
Nicholas Ofczarek
Apotheker Stefan
Emily Kusche
Emily
Martin Klempnow
Bojko
Leonie Wesselow
Tattoomädchen
Catrin Striebeck
Mutter Tattoomädchen
Arnel Taci
Avi
Farba Dieng
Aykut Junge 1
Anna Böttcher
Frau Maischberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bleibtreu cast himself after rewriting the script during lockdown, shooting in just 20 days with friends.
The title references both brain anatomy and the 2008 financial term—suggesting Hagen's identity is as volatile as crashed markets.
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