The contrasts between Marlen (Corinna Harfouch) and Fynn (newcomer Daniel Sträßer) couldn't be any more extreme if they tried: Marlen's apartment is packed to the rafters with objects too valuable or important to throw away, while Fynn plans to go through life with only 100 things in his possession. The fact that they can't keep their hands off each other and end up falling in love holds true to the old adage that opposites really do attract...
Acting
Harfouch's hoarder warmth, Sträßer's earnest restraint
Production
Production design tells the whole love story
Writing
Deftly avoids rom-com clichés with genuine messiness
Director
Natja Brunckhorst
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Daniel Sträßer was discovered in a Berlin acting workshop; this was his first feature lead.
The film sparked minor German discourse about 'Swedish death cleaning' versus Gen-Z minimalism.
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