Two Prussian boys steal one perfect day of freedom before the world catches up.
Prussia, summer 1790: Two young men, August and Karl, escape from the rules and laws of their noble households. For one day, they live out their personal freedom. They find out what taking responsibility and staying true to oneself really means to them. Until the point where their utopia becomes real: when they know that it comes to an end….
Cinematography
Sun-drenched fields that make 1790 Prussia look like a dream you'll lose.
Acting
Kufus and Betton's wordless chemistry — every glance weighs a ton.
Director
Jonathan Berlin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly queers the German 'Bildungsroman' tradition — noble sons educated into proper men, here escaping that script entirely.
Director Jonathan Berlin shot this as his film school thesis; the zero-budget intimacy became its entire aesthetic — you can feel the stolen production time.
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