What happens when motherhood and the beat drop at the same time?
Elli works as a techno DJ and loves electronic music. She has a daughter named Toni, who mostly grows up with her father. The 9-year-old girl is only with her on weekends. They have planned a mother-daughter weekend, but suddenly Elli is offered an important gig at an electronic music festival. Finally playing in front of a big audience again, feeling the ecstasy and intoxication of the night. Through the music she escapes the stagnation, the desolation, the role model of the conventional mother and the narrowness of the provincial town. Torn between maternal missing her and asserting herself in her life, Elli tries to be there for Toni and at the same time to live her dreams without restrictions.
Direction
Hartmann's debut captures festival euphoria with claustrophobic intimacy
Acting
Binder's face does the heavy lifting—no exposition needed
Director
Vivien Hartmann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film refuses easy redemption—Elli's escape isn't framed as villainy or heroism, just human messiness rarely granted to mothers on screen.
Director Vivien Hartmann shot the festival scenes at actual German techno events, blending professional actors with real crowds for authentic energy.
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