

9 minutes. One crossing. Your mood will never recover.
Acting
Friedhelm Ptok's pensioner radiates inexplicable menace.
Direction
Pilavci weaponizes 9 minutes like a hostage negotiation.
Director
Biene Pilavci
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Germany's 'Berlin School' short film tradition, where mundane interactions curdle into horror without explanation.
Klaas Heufer-Umlauf was already a major TV host when this dropped—audiences couldn't unsee him as 'that guy from the crossing.'